The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will decide future firefights. Instead of tweaking the familiar M4 and M249, ...

When the M7 first hit troop hands, it carried the swagger of a next-generation weapon system (NGWS) backed by a powerful new cartridge and purpose-built fire control. What soldiers noticed first, ...

The Army is rethinking how it wants to actively evolve itself in a world of changing technology — a conversation with the force’s leading tech expert. Military ...

After decades of service, the M4 carbine’s reign as the U.S. military’s standard rifle may be coming to an end The SIG Sauer XM7 and its companion, the XM250 light machine gun are set to take over as ...