Guns and Weapons

The service intends to have companies develop prototypes of both the rifle and auto rifle versions of the NGSW.

Four firms have been chosen to help develop a handheld targeting system that would assist Marines in firing more effectively.

The Coast Guard has long used the Sig P229 .40 caliber pistol as its duty sidearm.

The U.S. reversed its plan to ban cluster munitions last year and kept its dated stockpiles for one reason: North Korea.

Army officials have figured out the cause and found a fix for a glitch in the selector switch of M4 and M4A1 carbines.

The secretary of the Army wants to accelerate research into hypersonic and other advanced weapons.

The U.S. Army's search for a new optic for its medium and heavy machine guns has been delayed.

A DoD project to optimize the M4A1s used by U.S. Special Operations Command for continuous suppressed use is moving forward.

The Army has awarded a $49 million contract to supply the base-model holsters for the service's new Modular Handgun System.