US special forces want longer reach for rockets, snipers, robotsThe new sniper rifle would replace two weapons currently in use.By Todd South7 days ago
Special operators set to pick light machine gun in new caliberThe .338 caliber has been adopted for sniper use. This is its debut in machine guns.By Todd South8 days ago
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 South3 months 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 South4 months ago
New thermal optic shows bullets in flight, details a mile awayMachine gunners and snipers can "walk" rounds on target at long ranges with the optic.By Todd South4 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 South5 months ago
Sig Sauer plans to expand ammunition factory in central Arkansas Sig Sauer plans a $150 million expansion of its Elite Performance Ammunition manufacturing facility in central Arkansas.By Hunter Field, Arkansas Advocate7 months ago
This unit has the M4 and SAW replacement and begins testing soonThe unit will test how mobile they are with new weapons as compared to legacy firearms.By Todd South8 months ago
Elite Ukrainian snipers describe their war from the shadowsUkrainian snipers Artyom and Yevhen are training at a quarry-turned-makeshift-firing range in eastern Ukraine.By Neil Hauer14 months ago
The Army wants this many new rifles, machine guns by next yearThe first unit equipped is scheduled for early 2024.By Todd South14 months ago
New name selected for Army’s Next Generation Squad WeaponThe light machine gun will retain its M250 designation.By Todd South16 months ago
Former JSOC and Afghanistan mission commander joins Sig SauerFormer Gen. Scott Miller joins Sig Sauer as the company fields an M4 carbine replacement under the Next Generation Squad Weapon program.By Zamone Perez19 months ago