Army snipers subdue man who tried to open plane’s exit door mid-flight
Two soldiers helped a plane land safely after a man onboard attempted to open the exit doors.
By Riley Ceder
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US special forces want longer reach for rockets, snipers, robots
The new sniper rifle would replace two weapons currently in use.
By Todd South
Army Selects Sig’s .300 Win Mag sniper ammunition
Sig was awarded a $10 million contract from the US Army to manufacture so-called MK 248 MOD 1 and MOD 0 .300 Win Mag ammunition for use with Military sniper weapons.
By Jim Grant
Russia’s Dragunov-replacement DMR will go into production next year
While the Russian military undergoes an overhaul of large proportions, its small arms arsenal has been largely ignored over the years, carrying on with remnants from the past including the standard-issue AK-74 service rifle and the 1960s-era Dragunov SVD designated marksman rifle.
By Ian D'Costa
Deadlier machine guns, rifles, pistols and more: How the Army is revolutionizing squad firepower
Recent changes and weapons in development are bringing a vast array of new options for soldiers and squads.
By Todd South
Armed with a new missile, the LCS comes of age
Is it fair to deride the LCS today as a "little crappy ship?"
By David Larter, Defense News and Carl Prine
Marine shot in the head in Afghanistan gets back helmet that saved his life
Cpl. Nicholas DeSantis-Austin was providing security on a rooftop in Sangin, Afghanistan, in August 2018 when he was shot in the head by a sniper.
By Shawn Snow
Barrett selects Otis cleaning kits for the Advanced Sniper Rifle
Otis just announced that Barrett selected their cleaning kit to include with their MRAD rifle system as part of the Advanced Sniper Rifle (ASR) System. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Defense awarded Barrett the contract for ASR with its MRAD (Multi-Role Adaptive Design) Rifle.
By Staff
This unit’s going airborne with the Army’s newest sniper rifle
The CSASS is the Army's compact sniper rifle to hit targets at longer ranges in a smaller package.
By Todd South
Watch This Sniper Shoot a Target Across State Lines
Stan Pate is an unmodified rifleman. But with a keen set of senses and the right equipment, he becomes something more: a sharpshooter who can nail a target one mile across a state line.
There are no female Marines currently leading infantry platoons in the Corps
The first woman to lead an infantry platoon is serving in a new role with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
By Shawn Snow
Scout preserves memories of soldiers, war heroes at cemetery
A teenager is documenting thousands of gravestones to preserve the memory of service members for posterity.
By Jessica Bliss