Special Device will Take Load Off Soldier’s Arms
A new device can help soldiers stabilize their weapon and take the load off of their arms, like a third arm. The U.S. Army...
New Device Challenges Terrorists
Asymmetric warfare, meaning conventional militaries combatting guerrilla and terrorist organizations, has long posed a challenge for states. New technology combining mobile platforms with the...
How Far Can a Sniper Rifle Really Reach? New Claims Spark...
Extreme long-range shooting pushes multiple technologies to their limits. At distances measured in kilometers rather than meters, even small variations in ammunition, optics, wind...
Armed Robot Dogs Tested in Military Drill
Recent reports indicate that the U.S. military has been testing rifle-equipped robot dogs at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia. The...
New Marksman Rifle to Showcase More Accuracy
After 9/11, the U.S. Army and Marines saw a need for a rifle that could reach out and hit targets at a greater distance...
Valuable Enhancement to New Handgun
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...
From 30mm to 50mm: A Shift in Armored Firepower
Modern armored vehicles are being pushed to their limits by a changing battlefield. Infantry fighting vehicles must now deal with better-protected targets, widespread drone...
Technological Advances Weigh Heavy on Soldiers
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...
This Rifle Can Switch Calibers in a Minute to Match the...
Modern military units often face a difficult compromise when selecting small arms. Rifles optimized for close and medium-range combat typically use ammunition that is...
Marksmen to Train on Virtual Avatar Targets
A new Head Mounted Display (HMD) and Augmented Reality (AR) software app will enable U.S. Army Basic Rifleman Marksmanship training to replace traditional silhouette...
Watch: Advanced “Robo-Wolves” Could Replace Soldiers in Battle
At this year’s Airshow China in Zhuhai, China South Industries Group Corporation (CSGC) unveiled its latest development in unmanned combat technology: a series of...
Upgraded SA80 Rifle Allows Operator to Stay Unseen
The British Army is upgrading its standard issue SA80 rifle to help prolong its life beyond 2025, according to the U.K. Ministry of Defense....
A Rifle-Carrying Drone That Almost Never Misses
Small drones are already reshaping ground combat, but most weaponized variants still struggle with accuracy. Recoil, vibration, wind, and constant micro-movements make it difficult...
Personal Security Detail Units Seek Concealable Weapon
Personal Security Detail (PSD) military personnel in the US Army utilize pistols and rifles; however, there is a current operational need for additional concealability...
One of the World’s Most Widely Used Machine Guns Is Evolving...
Machine guns remain a core element of infantry firepower, but the way soldiers use them has changed significantly over the past two decades. Modern...
Was New Unmanned Strike Vehicle Tested in Combat?
A new unmanned strike vehicle called the Soratnik has been tested recently by Russia’s Kalashnikov Group. The Soratnik armored tracked vehicle is designed to...
New Automatic Firearms to Estonian Defense Forces
Estonia is about to launch negotiations with arms manufacturers to supply automatic firearms to the Estonian defense Forces (EDF) and other armed structures. The...
What is Hampering Smart Gun Industry?
Smart guns are firearms equipped with technology that enables them to only be fired by an authorized user. Smart guns have the potential to...
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Expose Data of Nearly 5,000 Israelis
A mid-November report by Cybernews reveals that a pro-Palestinian hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack targeting Israel's Ministry of National Security. The...
New Guided Munition System Developed
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...
Mass Shooting Incidents Can be Prevented
There has been 323 mass shooting incidents in the United States during 2018. This number is 346 for the year 2017 and 382 for...
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These AI Agents Treated a Security Filter Like a Problem to...
Giving AI agents access to the internet creates a problem that ordinary web automation does not necessarily present. When conventional software encounters a restriction,...
