Army Evaluating Advanced Fire Control Optics to Help Non-Infantry Soldiers Shoot Better The effort aims to help non-combat arms soldiers shoot more accurately against close-quarter and long-range enemy targets.
Bullpup or Belt-Fed? Prototypes for Army's Next-Gen Squad Weapons Finally Revealed Three competing firms displayed their prototype 6.8mm rifles and automatic rifles at the 2019 AUSA conference.
Army Picks Gunmakers for Next Test Phase of Future Infantry Weapons The Army's goal is to begin replacing both M4s and M249s in an infantry brigade combat team in the first quarter of 2023.
Army Reveals Timeline for Fielding New Infantry Weapons The service's goal is to select a final design for both weapons from a single provider in the first quarter of 2022.
Trainees at Air Force BMT to Start Training on M4 This Summer Starting as early as next month, new recruits at Air Force Basic Military Training will begin training on the M4 carbine.
Army Getting Ready to Choose M249 SAW and M4 Carbine Replacements The Army will begin fielding the 6.8mm weapons that will replace M249 squad automatic weapons and M4/M4A1 carbines in 2021.
Army's New Marksmanship Qualification Test Ramps Up Difficulty The new course will replace current marksmanship qualification course with one that requires soldiers to engage targets...
Army to Seek Prototypes for M4/M249 SAW Replacements in Early 2019 The service intends to have companies develop prototypes of both the rifle and auto rifle versions of the NGSW.
Army Finds Fix for Dangerous Glitch in M4 and M4A1 Service Rifles Army officials have figured out the cause and found a fix for a glitch in the selector switch of M4 and M4A1 carbines.
Sig Gets $48 Million Pentagon Contract for Continuous Rifle Suppression A DoD project to optimize the M4A1s used by U.S. Special Operations Command for continuous suppressed use is moving forward.
Most Vietnam Vets Make More Money in Retirement Than Non-Vets, New Study Finds There are nearly 15 million American males between the ages of 63 and 78. Approximately 5.5 million are Vietnam-era veterans.
VA Plans to Outsource All Compensation and Pension Exams In a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie, Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., said the plan was developed with no notice to Congress.
VA Says It Has Already Awarded More Than Half a Billion in 'Blue Water Navy' Claims Nearly half of the more than 69,000 claims for "Blue Water Navy" Agent Orange benefits have been processed.
Fort Sill Just Became the First Training Base to Get the New Army Greens Uniform About 200 soldiers going through Basic Combat Training at Sill were issued a full Army Green Service Uniform.
Navy Orders Aviation Stand-Down After Plane Crash Kills 2 in Alabama The operations halt follows a pair of recent crashes, including one that killed two military officers.
