Soldiers test Next Generation Squad Weapon in extreme cold weatherA platoon from the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons later this year.By Todd South4 weeks ago
Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.By Todd South2 months ago
Watch Marines blow up bridge, as practice for hindering enemy forcesThe bridge on a Navy-owned island in California had rusted to the point of being susceptible to collapse. That gave Marines a rare training opportunity.By Irene Loewenson2 months ago
Soldiers build nuke-detecting backpackThe backpack now allows soldiers to detect and analyze nuclear sites without an eight-hour cooldown period.By Todd South3 months ago
Army to field new rifle, machine gun and optic in 2024Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons and optics.By Todd South3 months ago
How an ‘unprecedented’ shooting study may shake up Marine marksmanshipThe new study will challenge every assumption about how to teach Marines to get rounds on target.By Hope Hodge Seck3 months ago