Firearms

Long available only to military and law enforcement customers, a commercial version of the SCAR 20 rifle has been released by FN. The new civilian...

New bullets would be a better match for the threats soldiers will likely face in future conflicts. The US Army has been working on a...

Britain’s Army has been upgrading its weapons. More than £5 million were spent on the upgrading of the SA80 rifle to give it enhanced...

Military scientists in the U.S. are working on the development of new exoskeletons to fit onto soldiers in combat, attempting to find the ultimate...

The Lithuanian Army is preparing to receive an additional order of the G36 assault rifles, as part of a $12 million deal which specifically...

Soldiers equipped with a variety of attachments to their M4s and M16s, such as aim lasers and night vision scopes, more often than not...

It was recently announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has picked the Heckler & Koch M27 as its new infantry rifle. The new rifle...

The need to develop user-friendly, efficient and cost-effective solutions is constantly growing. A most recent example of this trend is the recently developed LifeCard...

Despite technological advances, the load ordinary soldiers carry in 2018 is probably greater than it’s ever been, and there are constant efforts to make...

Asymmetric warfare, meaning conventional militaries combatting guerrilla and terrorist organizations, has long posed a challenge for states. New technology combining mobile platforms with the...

A new US Army initiative aims to produce a smart, ultra-compact weapon design for specific missions. This discreet and easy-to-conceal weapon will also enable...

The U.S. military has supplied hundreds of thousands of Soviet-style assault rifles and machine guns to allies and partners over the years and acquired...

Advanced ground combat electro-optical/infrared systems will be supplied to the US Department of Defense. Those systems are the sensors that will watch the battlefields...

A new and revolutionary rifle was recently developed by an independent gunsmith out of his garage in Colorado, and it grabbed the attention of...

A series of night vision upgrades allows soldiers to shoot around corners and fire accurately from the hip with the Rapid Target Acquisition capability. In...

In order to upgrade and improve airport security systems, the U.S. government and airport security experts are working to develop vendor-neutral software for explosives...

Close quarters battle include a wide range of operations, such as commando operations, urban warfare, special forces, anti-hijack situations, etc. In the urban battlefield,...

The U.S. Army signed a contract with two companies to demonstrate their new collaborative guided munition for the “Carl-Gustaf” system, with three all-up-round test...

In response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make...

The U.S. Army has ordered a prototype of a weapon which is electrically fired, has four barrels and can fire all four rounds at...

The overall number of mass shootings in the U.S. in 2017 reached 346 events. Mass shootings are defined as an event in which four...

US Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have recently been pushing local and state law enforcement agencies to adopt a...