The U.S. Army is extending their contract with FN America for M249 SAW machine guns while the Coast Guard is adopting the Glock 19 for select users.
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Underdog Haenel Lands German Army Contract, Heckler & Koch Responds
Updated: September 16, 2020The Bundeswehr has selected the MK 556 by C.G. Haenel as the successor to the G36 rifle currently in use by the German federal defense force.
Army Testing ‘the Smuzzle,’ a New Hard-Use Hybrid Muzzle Device
Updated: August 26, 2020The U.S. Army is looking for a much more capable muzzle device for the Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW.
SIG at Home and Abroad: Texas Ranger P320s and Indian Army 716s
Updated: July 15, 2020SIG Sauer is making a run of limited edition Texas Ranger P320 pistols to support the Former Texas Ranger Foundation, while also tooling up to deliver a big order of SIG 716 rifles to the Indian Army.
U.S. Army Buying Second Round of Mini Reconnaissance Drones
Updated: June 25, 2020The U.S. Army is buying another batch of nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from FLIR Systems to the tune of $20.6 million.
Lantac USA Teasing 6mm ARC Pistol Following Rifle Announcement
Updated: June 16, 2020Lantac USA was one of the first companies to back Hornady’s new long-range AR-15 cartridge, the 6mm ARC with upcoming AR rifles and pistols.
Army Soldier Armed with Gun Arrested at BLM Rally in New York
Updated: June 10, 2020An Army soldier armed with a handgun was arrested and charged with a felony after he and a group of men were seen wearing fatigues and carrying firearms near a Black Lives Matter rally in Troy, Ny., over the weekend.
Vortex Awarded OTA for Army’s Next Gen Squad Weapon Fire Control Prototype Program
Updated: April 21, 2020We’re honored to announce that the US Army – PM Soldier Lethality awarded Vortex® an agreement to deliver the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Fire Control (NGSW-FC) Production Ready Prototypes for Soldier TouchPoint (STP) evaluations.
Antifa, Symbionese Liberation Army, & Their Signature Chopped M1 Carbine
Updated: March 7, 2020The Symbionese Liberation Army was an American left-wing terrorist organization that was operational on the West Coast between 1973 and 1975. It was the brainchild of an escaped convict named Donald DeFreeze. DeFreeze called himself “General Field Marshal Cinque.”
USSOCOM Completes Safety Certification and Purchase of SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Guns, Ammunition, and Next Generation Suppressors
Updated: January 15, 2020SIG Sauer is pleased to announce the United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM), working closely with SIG SAUER, has completed a safety certification of the new SIG SAUER MG 338 Machine Gun,