Fort Benning upgrades range to accommodate new sniper rifle
The new rifle can strike targets at 1,500 to 1,800 meters.
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Axil’s hearing protection, enhancement give users a range of options
Axil's devices use compression to deliver hearing protection while still letting users hear speech.
Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
Hey, crayon eaters, these M27 rifles are built to be ‘Marine proof’ Heckler & Koch says in viral post
“A fresh batch of M27 rifles leaving Georgia headed to the Devil Dogs," the Facebook post from Heckler & Koch starts.
This 50-round drum magazine for 7.62mm could lighten the load for machine gunners
While the 30-round magazines are in use, the military is still evaluating the drum versions.
DoD just bought this formidable new sniper rifle in .300 PRC
The MRAD rifle is chambered in .300 PRC, a different caliber than what is being asked for in the Advanced Sniper Rifle program.
This company is building ‘barrier-penetrating' 5.56mm rounds for the Marines
The bullets are for penetrating barriers such as windshields and doors while still retaining enough mass and energy to be lethal against the target.
Special operations snipers are getting a new, upgraded riflescope
The scope gives shooters a more consistent picture when magnifying targets.
Here’s one of the big guns competing to be SOCOM’s next lightweight medium machine gun
The .338 NM machine gun is lighter than the current M240 in 7.62mm but can shoot with some of the same effects as the .50 caliber, a much heavier platform.
The military is looking for a leap-ahead weapons fire control system. Could this system be the answer?
Three of the basic requirements of the Next Generation Squad Weapon program's new fire control are met with the Sig Sauer BDX.
This flash bang grenade has safety, tactical and timing features not available in the military today
Under evaluation by the Air Force, the device could see use by troops in many forms.
