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The U.S. Marine Corps is aiming to put in an order for new anti-drone 5.56x45mm ammunition for its M4 carbines and M27 rifles by the end of the year.
M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

Anti-Drone 5.56mm Rifle Rounds That Break Into Multiple Projectiles Sought By Marines

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 4, 2026

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is about to kick off the search for what it is calling a Flyweight Assault Machine Gun (FAMG).
Machine Guns

Search For New 5.56mm “Flyweight” Special Operations Machine Gun To Kick Off Soon

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on May 28, 2026

The officer in charge of SOCOM's Lethality program gives us exclusive insights into the command's future machine guns and rifles.
M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

Inside SOCOM’s Search For New Machine Guns, Rifles And Ammo

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 21, 2026

While a multitude of law enforcement agents sprang into action after a shooter tried to storm a ballroom where President Donald Trump and others were attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, one well-dressed and cool under pressure plainclothes agent went viral after whipping out a Heckler & Koch MP7.
Submachine Guns

MP7 Personal Defense Weapon Just Went Viral In Hands Of Tailored-Suit Wearing Agent

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2026

A front view of an SR-71 aircraft assigned to Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, as it prepares for takeoff.
Small Arms

SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 3, 2026

A slightly shorter and lighter-weight carbine version of the U.S. Army's new 6.8x51mm M7 service rifle has now gotten its own designation: XM8.
Assault Rifles

New Army 6.8mm Carbine Recycles XM8 Designation From Failed “Starship Troopers” Rifle Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2026

New footage has emerged showing how Ukraine is using adapted Antonov An-28 Cash twin-turboprop utility aircraft as part of its anti-drone inventory. While images of the aircraft, replete with multiple drone kill marks, had previously been published, we now get to see the aircraft’s armament — a six-barrel M134 Minigun — in action, too.
Machine Guns

Watch Ukraine’s Minigun-Firing, Drone-Hunting Turboprop In Action

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 5, 2026

The U.S. military is looking at replacing all of the different versions of the famous Minigun in service today with a new standardized type that would be designated the GAU-24/A.
Machine Guns

New Common Minigun Variant To Replace All Existing Versions Eyed By U.S.

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

Sig Sauer’s M7 Rifle For The Army Is Now Lighter After Controversy
Assault Rifles

Sig Sauer’s M7 Rifle For The Army Is Now Lighter After Controversy

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 13, 2025

The American subsidiary of Belgian gunmaker Fabrique Nationale (FN) has delivered new prototype rifles and machine guns chambered to fire the 6.5x43mm Lightweight Intermediate Caliber Cartridge (LICC) to the U.S. military.
Assault Rifles

FN America Delivers Guns Chambered In 6.5mm LICC For U.S. Military Testing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 8, 2025

Northrop Grumman 25mm Grenada launcher
Rocket And Grenade Launchers

New Northrop-Colt 25mm Grenade Launcher Builds On Lessons From Failed XM25 “Punisher”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 7, 2025

The U.S. Army has handed the American division of the Belgian gunmaker Fabrique Nationale (FN) a contract for further development of its semi-automatic Multi-Purpose Tactical Launcher-30mm (MTL-30).
Rocket And Grenade Launchers

FN America’s Futuristic MTL-30 Grenade Launcher Moves Forward With New Army Contract

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) recently awarded a contract for new rifles chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round to Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT).
Assault Rifles

New Rifles Chambered In 6.5mm Creedmoor Heading To U.S. Special Operations Armories

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 26, 2025

The Air Force Global Strike Command has reinstated the M18 pistol after a pause following the death of an airman.
Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistol Returned To Service By Air Force Global Strike Command

Howard Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

A U.S. Army armored unit recently tested an M1 Abrams tank armed with a 7.62x51mm M134 Minigun in place of one of its secondary machine guns.
Machine Guns

Minigun-Equipped M1 Abrams Tank Being Tested By Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

Some units within the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC) have now restricted the use of Sig Sauer M18 in the wake of a recent fatal incident.
Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistol Restrictions Expand To USAF Air Combat Command Units

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2025