For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

Sgt. Laharey Robinson, an infantryman assigned to 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, test fires the newly fielded Next Generation Squad Weapon Rifle XM7 at Fort Liberty, North Carolina on June 6, 2024.

The next developments for the Army’s newest rifle and machine gun may have more to do with software than bullets. The Army fielded its first batch of the Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, system ...

A new weapon with a totally different new type of ammo that is not yet even in the developmental phase. The U.S. Army is in the early stages of beginning to draft requirements for a new ...

The U.S. Army's newest automatic weapon is getting a workout alongside Filipino forces in the Philippines, according to the 25th Infantry Division. Photographs released by the Defense Department last ...

What if the next generation of machine guns not only doubles the range of existing weapons but also cuts the weight soldiers must carry into battle? The U.S. Army Future Medium Machine Gun program, ...

(Reuters) - A carbine that can call in an airstrike. A computer-aided scope on a machine gun that can turn just about anyone into a marksman.Even firearms that measure and record every movement, from ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Army has sped up and shifted its fielding of the Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle to Pacific-focused and special operations units in the coming months and next year. The ...