New Generation of Explosives for the Army A far stabler new explosive called IMX-101 will soon make soldiers safer on and off the battlefield -- and the U.S. Army on...
Senators Question Army Chief on Supposed Polymer Magazine Ban Several senators want the Army's chief of staff to explain why the service supposedly banned GIs from using polymer magazine...
US Army is Considering Hollow-Point Bullets to Go with New Pistol The U.S. Army's plan to replace the M9 9mm pistol could result in the adoption of hollow-point pistol ammunition.
U.S. Army Wants Hollow-Point Ammo for New Pistol, Not for the M9 The Army's Modular Handgun System will include special ammunition such as jacketed hollow-points, but not the current M9.
Army Kills Contract for Shoulder-Fired Airburst Weapon The XM25 airburst weapon has stirred excitement in the infantry community, but it has also been plagued by program delays.
Marines to Receive Precision-Guided Mortar Round in 2018 The Marine Corps inked $98 million contract this month for a GPS-guided mortar round that officials said will travel twice as...
More than 5,000 Tons of Ammo Sent to US Army Depot in Germany The U.S. Army's largest Europe-bound ammo shipment in a decade has arrived at a depot in Germany as its forces ramp up their...
Army Test: PMAG Outperformed Enhanced GI Magazine Fielded in 2016 The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center's 2015 Final Report shows the PMAG Gen M3 performed better than nine other magazines.
Army and Marine Corps Still Disagree over M16/M4 Bullet Lawmakers questioned Army and Marine Corps leaders over why the services buy different bullets for the M16 rifles and M4...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
