:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UQ7V4KPPVBAGPMTLXZ6YYUMEAM.jpg)
Next Generation Squad Weapon and optic exceed soldiers’ expectations
The brigade will be fully fielded with the new weapons by September.
By Todd South
Latest ""
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/4E62AIRR2JCJFE3MZZYS2SWTCI.jpg)
Soldiers test Next Generation Squad Weapon in extreme cold weather
A platoon from the 101st Airborne Division will be the first to field the new weapons later this year.
By Todd South
Only 1 in 4 soldiers likely to see Army’s newest rifle in coming years
The Next Generation Squad Weapon is expected to begin fielding within two years.
By Todd South
Colt is back (sort of) — This time with an updated version of the US military M4 rifle
Under everybody’s radar at this year’s Shooting, Hunting Outdoor trade show in Las Vegas, Colt quietly announced a revamp of its battle-tested M4 military rifle, introducing the new “CM5” rifle to the shooting public.
By Christian Lowe
Deadlier machine guns, rifles, pistols and more: How the Army is revolutionizing squad firepower
Recent changes and weapons in development are bringing a vast array of new options for soldiers and squads.
By Todd South
The M231 FPW is one of the most under-appreciated M16 variants of all time
Firing from an open bolt, and featuring a heavier-than-normal bolt carrier group as well as a shortened barrel, the result of Colt’s modification regime was dubbed the XM231, later officially designated the “SUBMACHINE GUN, 5.56-MM: PORT, FIRING, M231” when adopted by the Army.
By Ian D'Costa
Check out this AR/MP5 hybrid from Quarter Circle 10
The QC10 gun is engineered to field MP5 magazines and uses mil-spec parts to offer shooters a considerably robust and pretty cool-looking gun.
By Ian D'Costa
Marine grunt 2020: How the rapid transformation of small arms is amping up the rifleman
In the span of an enlistment, the Marine infantryman has seen weapons changes that previously took decades.
By Todd South
Soldiers arrive at West Point to join search for missing cadet
Members of a military police unit arrive at West Point as the search for a missing cadet and an M4 rifle enters its fifth day.
By Kathleen Curthoys
These are General Dynamics’ NGSW contenders — and it’s a bunch of bullpup!
Instead of the M16-style layout the Army has been accustomed to since the 1960s, GDOTS took their prototypes in a different direction with the bullpup configuration — the action and magazine located behind the fire control unit of the rifle.
By Ian D'Costa
M4 carbine training and qualification comes to Air Force basic training
Basic trainees can now qualify on the M4 carbine and earn their small-arms expert marksmanship ribbon there.
Aircrews are carrying more emergency firepower
The GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon is now being included in some aircrews' survival kits.
By Brian Mackley