The Army’s newest rifle and automatic rifle are already in the hands of soldiers for testing and will officially field to its first unit in 2024. That platoon, along with a squad from the 75th Ranger ...

The M7 started life as the heavy new kid in the squad, but once soldiers had their say and engineers listened, it grew into a ...

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 ...

For the last 20 years, the M4 Carbine has been the Honda Civic of the U.S. military. It was lightweight, easy to maneuver, ...

A soldier conducts training with XM7 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 20, 2024. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Turner Horton. An Army captain’s research paper, written at a Marine Corps professional ...

PEO Soldier conducted a live fire event of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Systems during the Manuever Warfare Conference in Fort Moore, GA, September 13, 2023. The new SIG Sauer XM-7 rifle is being ...

The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon, sending the long-anticipated replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon to a 101st Airborne Division brigade, the ...

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Rifles are the backbone of any military. Infantry carries them, taking objectives and seizing goals. They’ve been the crux of the modern army since their introduction to the battlefield in the 15th ...

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army’s Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) program aimed to replace the M16 rifle with a more advanced design but ultimately failed to find a suitable successor. Launched in ...