FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Eight Army National Guard information operations officers graduated from a newly developed Psychological Operations Qualification Course July 24 at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, marking a significant milestone in Army transformation. For the...
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center has introduced SixPAC, a polymer and steel ammunition packaging system designed to replace the wood wirebound boxes that have been standard for small-caliber munitions since World War II. The system consists of two light...
American Rheinmetall’s HAMMR is a magazine-fed, semi-automatic 40mm grenade launcher built for the U.S. Army’s Precision Grenadier System competition. Here is how the weapon, ammunition and computerized fire control work together.
“It was scary, you know? The damnedest thing…” The old Marine flicked at a bright yellow tie he was wearing. “We were ordered to take Atabrine to prevent malaria. Most of us did that but it tended to turn our eyes and skin a bright yellow. And then a rumor started that the stuff would Rea...
A major new national firearms survey estimates that Americans use guns defensively against animal threats roughly 180,000 times every year.
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army is announcing today that the Janus Program has selected five nuclear energy vendors, and five initial locations. In partnership with the Department of War Innovation Unit (DIU), the Army is awarding up to a combined $2.2 billion to own, construct, and ope...
Investigators confirmed Anthony Pollio fully discharged his bear spray during the fatal Mount Brown grizzly attack. The official review still recommends spray while ignoring the documented effectiveness of handguns.
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Blending lightweight polymers with a rugged steel shell, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center’s new SixPAC system marks a groundbreaking leap in small?caliber ammunition packaging, one intended to reshape how munitions are used by So...
For more than a century, infantry units have fought under an unforgiving reality: When you’re humping a ruck through non-cooperative terrain and you run face-first into an entrenched bunker, fortified machine-gun nest or enemy light armor, your options for immediate heavy fire support are painf...
The M14 rifle holds a significant place in the history of American military firearms, serving as a bridge between the battle rifles of World War II and the US’ military’s modern assault rifles. Developed in the post-World War II era, the M14 was the standard-issue rifle for the U.S. m...