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The USMC’s SMAW: A Rocket Launcher and a Rifle?
The Marines attached a semi-auto rifle to a rocket launcher tube and have been using it in the field since 1984, but the way it works may surprise you.
Russian Military Testing Updated AK Rifles, New Weapon System
The AK-12 assault rifle has passed military field tests and is part of the Russian military's futuristic Ratnik weapons program.
The Guns of “The Wall”
A new sniper drama set in Iraq will hit theaters today, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The...
U.S. Army Considers Replacing the 5.56
The folks who make the decisions about what guns our armed forced will carry into battle have been arguing back...
“Third Arm” for U.S. Soldiers
Science fiction is often a harbinger of real technologies that are just around the corner. Back in 1986, Aliens director...
ROTC Units Must Now Conduct Drills With Empty Hands
For the first time since it began delivering military training at colleges and universities in 1916, the Army’s Reserve Officer’s...
The World’s First All-Female Spec-Ops Unit
An entire special operations combat unit composed of women? It exists, and they’ve been operating since 2014 as part of...
Marine Corps and Army Might Be Forced to Use the Same Ammo
Once upon a time, the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps wore the same woodland camo pattern and carried the...