Featured in M4BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost ThousandsA scathing report details how over 2,000 weapons have gone missing from military arsenals in the last decade alone and the data is far from complete. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2021Share7.62x51mm Rifles And Miniguns Adapted To Fire Longer-Range Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo In TestsAmmunition maker True Velocity says it can give many guns that fire 7.62x51mm ammunition far better performance with just the swap of a barrel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15The HK416 and its derivatives are quickly becoming the combat rifle that all others are judged by—and the Pentagon is having a hard time denying that fact. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection SeatThe Air Force has fielded 2,700 of the guns, which give fighter jet and bomber pilots extra firepower if they have to bail out over hostile territory. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThis Exotic Bullpup Rifle Is Competing To Replace The Army’s M4 Carbines And M249 SAWsThis is the only entry in the Army’s competition to use a bullpup configuration and it has other unique features, such as a recoiling barrel assembly. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareTake A Peek Inside The Armory On An Amphibious Assault Ship Carrying Hundreds Of MarinesThe hundreds of Marines living on these ships during deployments can be called up suddenly to fight. Here’s where they put all their weapons to do so. BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUkraine’s New AK-M16 Mashup Rifle Is Symbolic of the Country’s Morphing Strategic RealityThe guns are both an important part of the country’s plans to modernize its military and a statement as to its future geopolitical ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Army Rushes 1,000 Recoilless Rifles to Troops, But What’s a “Carl Gustaf” Anyway?After more than five years, the service is rushing hundreds of recoilless rifles to troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Army Wants Its Future Automatic Rifle to Adapt to Other RolesThe service is interested in one design or family of firearms to replace every gun in the infantry platoon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Army Is Once Again Looking to Replace the 5.56mm CartridgeUnder the latest plan, the service hopes it can cook up a new cartridge and buy the first prototypes of all-new firearms by 2020. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareUSAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection SeatsThe Aircrew Self Defense Weapons give fighter and bomber crews more firepower than a pistol in case they end up on the run behind enemy lines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareUSAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival KitsThe rifles break in half and have other special features so they can fit inside the survival kit underneath a pilot’s ejection seats. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018ShareArmy To Replace M249 SAWs With New Squad Automatic Rifles Only In ‘Close-Combat’ UnitsAs the service begins evaluating five different prototype designs, it says that secondary units will continue using existing guns for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost ThousandsA scathing report details how over 2,000 weapons have gone missing from military arsenals in the last decade alone and the data is far from complete. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2021Share7.62x51mm Rifles And Miniguns Adapted To Fire Longer-Range Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo In TestsAmmunition maker True Velocity says it can give many guns that fire 7.62x51mm ammunition far better performance with just the swap of a barrel. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15The HK416 and its derivatives are quickly becoming the combat rifle that all others are judged by—and the Pentagon is having a hard time denying that fact. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection SeatThe Air Force has fielded 2,700 of the guns, which give fighter jet and bomber pilots extra firepower if they have to bail out over hostile territory. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThis Exotic Bullpup Rifle Is Competing To Replace The Army’s M4 Carbines And M249 SAWsThis is the only entry in the Army’s competition to use a bullpup configuration and it has other unique features, such as a recoiling barrel assembly. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019ShareTake A Peek Inside The Armory On An Amphibious Assault Ship Carrying Hundreds Of MarinesThe hundreds of Marines living on these ships during deployments can be called up suddenly to fight. Here’s where they put all their weapons to do so. BYTyler RogowayAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUkraine’s New AK-M16 Mashup Rifle Is Symbolic of the Country’s Morphing Strategic RealityThe guns are both an important part of the country’s plans to modernize its military and a statement as to its future geopolitical ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Army Rushes 1,000 Recoilless Rifles to Troops, But What’s a “Carl Gustaf” Anyway?After more than five years, the service is rushing hundreds of recoilless rifles to troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Army Wants Its Future Automatic Rifle to Adapt to Other RolesThe service is interested in one design or family of firearms to replace every gun in the infantry platoon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Army Is Once Again Looking to Replace the 5.56mm CartridgeUnder the latest plan, the service hopes it can cook up a new cartridge and buy the first prototypes of all-new firearms by 2020. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019ShareUSAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection SeatsThe Aircrew Self Defense Weapons give fighter and bomber crews more firepower than a pistol in case they end up on the run behind enemy lines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019ShareUSAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival KitsThe rifles break in half and have other special features so they can fit inside the survival kit underneath a pilot’s ejection seats. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018ShareArmy To Replace M249 SAWs With New Squad Automatic Rifles Only In ‘Close-Combat’ UnitsAs the service begins evaluating five different prototype designs, it says that secondary units will continue using existing guns for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018Share
