C.G. Haenel GmbH has been selected by the Bundeswehr to provide Germany’s next service rifle. The 5.56x45mm chambered, gas-piston operated Haenel MK556 beat competition from Germany’s most famous small arms… Continue reading "Germany Selects C.G. Haenel MK556 To Replace Heckler & Koch G36"
Back in June, VK Integrated Systems, partnered with Bachstein Consulting, broke cover to unveil their submission to the US Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon programme. The AR-platform XR-68 boasts a… Continue reading "VK Integrated Systems and Bachstein Consulting Submit XR-68 to US Army’s NGSW Programme"
At the 2018 NDIA Armaments Forum the US Air Force detailed some of their current major small arms programmes. One of these was for a new ultra compact Aircrew Self… Continue reading "USAF’s New GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon"
A potentially fatal flaw with some of the US Army’s M4A1’s has recently emerged. Unofficial footage, filmed by troops, surfaced showing a serious malfunction where an M4A1 carbine unintentionally discharged… Continue reading "Accidental Discharges Force US Army to Change Immediate Action Drills and M4 Selector Lever"
The US Marine Corps has confirmed its intention to transition to a 12 man rifle squad with a new restructuring of the service’s most basic unit. The Corps will shift… Continue reading "USMC to Transition to 12-Man Rifle Squads"
On April 12, 2018, during the Defexpo 2018 exhibition (Chennai, India) Caracal International of UAE and MKU Corporation of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning strategic partnership which will… Continue reading "India to Start Licensed Manufacturing of Caracal CAR 817AR Rifles"
In recent months the Corps has been increasingly open about its intentions to adopt the M27 as its standard issue rifle. Back in August 2017, the USMC released a sole… Continue reading "Marine Corps Seeking to Buy More M27 IARs"
Aimpoint was very recently awarded a 10 million dollar contract for the delivery of 30,000 M68 Close Combat Optic reflex sights to the U.S. Army. The commercial variant of this… Continue reading "Aimpoint Supplying Army With 30,000 M68CCOs"
Unlike in the United States, Britain requires that every single firearm imported, produced, or modified on the isle to be “proofed”. This means that at least two high-pressure charges be… Continue reading "Proofing The Guns: London Proof House"
Note- This article is the second portion of an earlier article that contiues the discussion of the dynamics of being a member of a Marine Scout Sniper platoon. To read… Continue reading "Dynamics of a Scout Sniper Platoon Part Two"