The Army’s M7 rifle is finally reaching frontline units, starting with Pacific-focused formations and the 101st Airborne, as ...

Since replacing the M14 in 1964, the M16/M4 family of rifles has become the longest-serving standard rifle for the U.S. military. Despite its troubled beginning, the M16 and M4 have earned a ...

Improvised shotgun cartridges made from AK rifle ammunition by Russian forces appear to lack sufficient stopping power to reliably bring down drones, according to footage shared by Ukrainian operators ...

Ukraine has established the production of small arms ammunition under a Czech license. Herman Smetanin, the Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine, stated this. “During the meeting, in the ...

The Army is one step closer to producing millions of rounds each year of its newest caliber for the service’s newest rifle and light machine gun combination — the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The ...

HK421 with ‘para' stock and 330 mm barrel. For illustrative purposes. (Janes/ Amael Kotlarski) Heckler & Koch (H&K) is currently developing a 5.56×45 mm version of the HK421 light machine gun (LMG), ...

The 5.56 designated marksman rifle is often an accurized M16 equipped with an optic. These rifles have changed through time, and the most well-known is the Mk 12. One of the big advantages of the 5.56 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An explosion Tuesday at a sprawling ammunition plant near Kansas City killed one worker and injured four others, the U.S. Army said. The blast at the Lake City Army Ammunition ...