The Army is in the early stages of beginning to create requirements for a new externally-mounted weapon to replace both the M2 .50-cal machine gun and the Mk19 grenade launcher. The Army is in the ...

In the long lineage of American infantry weapons, everything eventually fades away. The M1 Garand, a rifle that defeated fascism, is now a museum piece. The M14 had a brief, troubled run before being ...

The Army's new lightweight .50-cal Machine Gun will better enable Soldiers to protect convoys, destroy enemies and move between combat locations. The Army currently operates 24,000 standard M2 machine ...