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National Defense
January 2014
Dan Parsons
Efforts Continue to Replace Army, Air Force Small Arms The Air Force will spearhead an effort to find a suitable replacement for the Beretta M9 pistol, introduced in 1985. The Army, which is a mutual partner in the endeavor, scrapped in 2013 a five-year effort to replace the M4 carbine. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2015
Jim Schatz
U.S. Military Losing Edge in Small Arms The current U.S. Army small arms development and acquisition system is dysfunctional and virtually unworkable, even for those within the system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2013
Dan Parsons
Carbine Competition Fails to Find Improvement Over Current Weapon The Army has officially called off its search for an M4 carbine replacement without anything to show for five years of effort other than data suggesting that its current weapons work about as well, if not better, than anything industry had to offer. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Dan Parsons
Industry Shooting for Army's First New Rifle in Half Century The M16's streak as the longest-running standard U.S. infantry rifle could be ended later this year when the Army announces results from two years of sorting through candidates for the "individual carbine" competition. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2013
Dan Parsons
Army, Marine Corps Succeed in Rapidly Fielding Specialized Individual Weapons In February, the Army began arming troops with the M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System, which can be fitted to the underside of an M4 carbine barrel. It offers troops the ability to carry one gun with the power of two. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Harold Kennedy
Back to the Drawing Board: Army Rewrites Small Arms Plans Army leaders have concluded that the service's current inventory of small arms is ill suited to the guerrilla wars that U.S. ground forces now are fighting. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Will Boost Supply of Small Cal Ammo, Weapons Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are consuming small caliber ammunition at rates the U.S. Army has not seen in years. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Equipment Choices Shaped by Afghanistan War While the Obama administration ponders a future strategy for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the Army is rushing to buy new combat equipment especially suited to that nation's high altitudes and tough terrain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
September 2004
Scott Gourley
Weapons Of The Special Forces U.S. special operations forces have at their disposal the most cutting-edge weaponry. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Harold Kennedy
SOCOM Looking for Next-Generation Weapon The U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a next-generation assault rifle. The command expects to award a contract for a Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle in November, according to spokesman Chet Justice. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2005
Frank Colucci
Custom-Designed Rifle Aims to Fit Commandos' Special Needs U.S. special operations forces this summer will begin testing a new assault rifle, which is expected to be more accurate and less cumbersome than current weapons. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Harold Kennedy
Army Tests New Rifle That Could Replace M16, M4 The U.S. Army is testing a new, lightweight assault rifle that employs many of the technologies already developed for the planned objective individual combat weapon, which would combine an infantry rifle with a grenade launcher. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Pentagon Should Think Twice Before It Cuts Ground Forces, Historians Warn In the wake of every conflict since World War II, ground troops have been declared obsolete. And each time, the prognosticators have been wrong, says military historian John C. McManus. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2005
Harold Kennedy
Special Operators Setting Pace for New Small Arms The U.S. Special Operations Command is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of small arms. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Dan Parsons
Military Seeks Lighter, Stronger Ammo Recognizing that rifle design using gunpowder and self-contained cartridges has neared the zenith of engineering, firearms manufacturers are turning to ammunition as a possible source of further weight reduction. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2006
Harold Kennedy
Marines buying powerful telescopes for every rifleman in fighting units The total number soon will surpass 600,000, said the program manager for optics and non-lethal systems at Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2006
Harold Kennedy
Army, Marines Strive to Improve Personal Combat Gear As the Pentagon struggles to pay mounting war costs, the Army and Marine Corps are pressing ahead with efforts to provide troops with improved equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2006
Harold Kennedy
Marine Corps Procurement Forecast Clouded by Bleak Budget Projections Equipment buys in the near term will focus on technologies to defeat improvised explosive devices and on protective systems for troops and vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
February 25, 2010
Paul Barrett
Rambo Rifles for Weekend Hunters The "Modern Sporting Rifle" is a hot seller. Please, just don't call it an assault weapon. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2006
Grace Jean
Armies Around Globe Trotting out High-tech Warrior Ensembles In as little as two years, soldiers will begin wearing kits designed to seamlessly accommodate and connect all their advanced gadgets and weapons, effectively turning each individual into an informational "node" within the larger troop network. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
July 14, 2008
Erik Sofge
Top 5 High-Tech Guns for Next-Gen Infantry Reviews of five new weapons technologies are provided mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2012
Stew Magnuson
Army, Marine Corps Face Pitfalls When it Comes to Modernizing Equipment As budgets tighten and the military reduces ground forces, the Marine Corps' failed attempt to field the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle may serve as a case study for those hoping to modernize military equipment. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2009
Sandra I. Erwin
Army's Vice Chief: 'We Have to Speed Up How We Procure Things' The Army's antiquated ways of buying new equipment are depriving soldiers of the latest technology and making it more difficult for them to do their jobs, says Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2011
Eric Beidel
Army Shifts Focus to Dismounted Soldiers Army leaders say soldiers are the service's greatest weapon, and they are asking industry to shift their focus from platform to person and consider the infantryman first as it plans investments in new technology. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
Paul M. Barrett
Glock: America's Gun How Austria's Glock became the weapon of choice for U.S. cops, Second Amendment enthusiasts, and mass killers like the alleged Tucson gunman Jared Loughner. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Jason Jacks
Next Generation Grenade Launcher In June, soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division were the first in the Army to start training on the new 40mm M320 grenade launcher. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2014
Dan Parsons
Covert Weapons Top Special Ops Wish List Special Operations Command in late April released a detailed solicitation of equipment Commander Adm. William McRaven envisions as "game-changing" technologies for future commandos. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2009
Grace Jean
Weapons Experts Working to Lighten Troops' Small Arms Load Technologists are working to cut small arms weight in half without compromising firepower, and so far prototypes of a redesigned machine gun and ammunition are demonstrating the art of the possible. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
In the Army, Why Can't Soldiers Be Customers? Nowhere do companies find it more difficult to concentrate on true customer needs than in the Army procurement system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2008
Sandra I. Erwin
Bigger Budgets Disguise Larger Fiscal Dilemmas Nowhere is the financial outlook for the Defense Department more uncertain than in the procurement budget. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
March 2013
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on new soldier weapons, countering pirates at sea, and clarify the history of World War II. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2004
Harold Kennedy
Lightweight Shotgun Deploys to Afghanistan The Army's new Lightweight Shotgun System is getting a "trial by fire" in Afghanistan, said Col. Michael J. Smith, program manager for soldier weapons at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
April 25, 2005
Palmeri & Crock
Evening The Odds In A Guerrilla War Helped by feedback from Iraq, companies are speeding up weapons design. Defense contractors are also looking to retool weapons. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2014
Sandra I. Erwin
Army to Equip Soldiers With New Sensors for Night Targeting The wars of the past decade exposed weaknesses in Army technology for infantry troops. Close-combat equipment such as night vision goggles and weapon sights are bulky and drain batteries fast. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2011
Beidel et al.
10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Autumn 2004
Michael O'Hanlon
The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Harold Kennedy
Headed for Iraq, Marines Check Out New Combat Gear In preparation for extended deployments in Iraq, U.S. Marines are looking to stock up on new equipment to replace or supplement existing gear. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2004
Harold Kennedy
Army Undergoing Biggest Makeover Since World War II The U.S. Army has embarked upon what is described as its most important and controversial reorganization in decades in an effort to improve its ability to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while defending the home front. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Roxana Tiron
Army Fine-tunes Training, Tactics for Urban Combat The U.S. Army, grappling with the intense stress of urban operations in Iraq, requires more training facilities to better prepare troops for this treacherous combat, officials and war veterans said. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Truck Crews Get Crash Course in Survival To make up for the shortage of armor, the Army intends to protect truck convoys from roadside bombs, mines and small-arms attacks by deploying more firepower aboard vehicles, along with other defensive techniques. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Troops in The Digital Age, Disconnected As surprising as it may seem in today's wired culture, troops in combat zones do not have easy access to information. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Army to Extend `Rapid Fielding' Effort for War-Bound Units, Domestic Needs The Army continues the ramp-up of equipment deliveries in order to meet the requests from units rotating into Iraq, and to appease critics in Congress. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2005
Roxana Tiron
Army Badly Equipped To Fight in Low-Intensity Wars The Army's most ambitious procurement program, the Future Combat Systems, may be directed at the wrong threat and the service needs to adjust its investments accordingly. mark for My Articles similar articles
Parameters
Winter 2003/2004
Wilson, Gordon & Johnson
An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2007
Breanne Wagner
Production is Meeting War Requirements, But Modernization Still Lacking A shortage of small caliber ammunition during the first years of the Iraq war prompted the Army to quickly ramp up production through a number of public/private partnerships. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2004
Sandra I. Erwin
Obliged to Add Troops, Army Agonizes Over Costs Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard A. Cody asserts the issue that should have been more thoroughly debated by political leaders, but has largely been ignored, is not the draft, but rather how the nation will pay for the additional troops the Army requires to keep fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2005
Sandra I. Erwin
Technologies Rushed to War: And Then What? Hasty deployment of specialized military equipment to forces under fire in Iraq and Afghanistan have saved the day more than once for Army troops. But much work remains to be done in offering spare parts, manuals and other important follow-on services. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2011
Eric Beidel
Army Looks Ahead To Next Generation Of Body Armor And Helmets The Army is investigating ways to make its forces more agile in their protective gear by reducing the weight of its systems and looking at the grains, powders and other ingredients used in body armor at the microscopic level. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2012
Eric Beidel
Downturn in Military Truck Market Produces More Losers Than Winners The frustration and anxiety among suppliers in the tactical vehicle market is palpable. The armed services have begun to terminate, delay or cut back on anticipated truck programs. mark for My Articles similar articles