Firearms

U.S. Special Operations Command will equip its combatants with a new sniper rifle model. The command has awarded a nearly $50 million contract to...

A new weapon will enhance Germany’s special operations capabilities. The latest version of Heckler & Koch’s HK416 carbine will be supplied to two of...

Russia is developing a new sniper rifle within the framework of the Ugolyok project. The new bi-caliber sniper rifle and its ammunition load will...

A new battlefield solution to safely and accurately launch 40mm grenades from a light UAV was developed. The 40mm drone-mounted multishot grenade launcher (MGL)...

News in the world of machine guns. Sig Sauer held a demonstration fire with its recently unveiled .338 Norma Magnum, belt-fed machine gun this...

A new gun by Daniel Defense fuses the advantages of an AR-15 and a classic bolt gun. Known as the Delta 5, this gun brings...

As law enforcement works under intense scrutiny and is forced to do more with less, it's critical that officers remain current on changing policies,...

There has been 323 mass shooting incidents in the United States during 2018. This number is 346 for the year 2017 and 382 for...

The Sig Sauer TANGO6T 1-6x24 Riflescope won a Special Operations Command (SOCOM) contract recently and includes, among others, the following features: A locking illumination...

A full sidearm kit complete with the US Army’s newest M17 handgun will replace the decades-old Beretta M9 pistol, and be supplied to soldiers...

Frontline soldiers often carry outdated rifles, with no data-sharing capability between field and command. As result, valuable, real-time data is left unused and there...

A new pistol that has been tested in Russia could eventually serve as a full-on replacement for the old Makarov PM. The Makarov...

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced recently that it will receive the HK416 Assault Rifle, under an order worth 22 million Euro throughout 36...

The Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) develops new super weapons that include smart grenade launchers, a pistol with changing fire trajectory, and a knife-gun....

Among the many gadgets a modern foot soldier carries, their rifle is one of the most important. The...

One of the most widely issued infantry small arms is the QBZ-95-1 assault rifle. The QBZ-95-1 is the...

Situational awareness is the ability for military leaders and others to know what is happening in any given situation and to make better decisions...

Russian mega-conglomerate Rostec believes that it might just have created the pistol that will finally bury the legendary Makarov Pistol, also known as the PM,...

Smart guns are firearms equipped with technology that enables them to only be fired by an authorized user. Smart guns have the potential to...

Firearms used by the Russian Armed Forces and security services include various models by different manufacturers. Nationalinterest.org enumerates some of the guns that could...

The US Army has been enhancing its capabilities in night vision. While the Army is still developing an advanced version of night vision devices,...

Bullet technology today has been surpassed by the technology of personal body armor and that of vehicle armored plate. A new generation of high...