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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
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2007
John Keller
DARPA eyes sniper scope that compensates for crosswinds The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is asking the electro-optics industry to design a sniper rifle targeting scope that helps compensate for crosswinds and enables the sniper to hit the target with his first shot. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2009
J.R. Wilson
The Future of Precision-Guided Munitions Smart bullets for infantry weapons, GPS receivers built into the soldier's boot, eliminating enemy snipers before they have a chance to shoot, and counter-RPG systems are the future of weaponry. 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
September 2014
Dan Parsons
Augmented Reality Can Better Inform Troops U.S. troops have access to a mind-bending wealth of information during combat, from video taken by drones overhead to GPS positioning and satellite communications. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2004
Roxana Tiron
Canadian Army Snipers Gain From Afghanistan Experience A look at how snipers are trained in the Canadian Army, lessons learned in Afghanistan, and adjustments that are being made to procedures and equipment as a result. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2013
Michael Sloane
Army Developing New Sensors and Lasers for Infantry Troops The new sensors and lasers will enhance the ability of infantry troops to engage targets accurately at distances, at all light levels, and in obscured environments. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2007
Stew Magnuson
Technologists Take Aim at Enemy Snipers While countering snipers has not received the funding and attention of the IED threat, several programs are in various stages of development that researchers hope will make U.S. sniper teams more deadly. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2006
Frank Colucci
Truck Crews Test Anti-Sniper Acoustic Sensors To help defend U.S. soldiers in Iraq from sniper attacks, the Army will be testing a prototype acoustic sensor that will be installed in a weapon-mounted Humvee truck. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2007
John Keller
Seeking technologies for counter-terrorism U.S. military researchers are fast out of the gate in 2007 with several technology-development initiatives that could have a major influence in the global war on terror. mark for My Articles similar articles
AskMen.com
Aaron Broverman
Top 10: Future Weapons In the wrong hands, these weapons could pick entire civilizations clean, but thankfully when used with striking precision and tactical strategy these weapons mean more of the good guys survive, while all that evil never stands a chance. 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
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
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
National Defense
January 2013
Dan Parsons
Outdated Weapons Bring Calls for Speedier Upgrades The average age of a small-arms weapon in use by the Army is more than 30 years, far older than most of the soldiers who rely on them in combat. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
February 25, 2008
Ben Paynter
A Goliath Sniper Rifle May Take Some of the Physics Out of War A Barrett M107 long range sniper rifle spits Macanudo-sized .50-caliber rounds at 2,850 feet per second with enough force to punch through an engine block or decapitate a man from more than a mile out. But the gun's real selling point is physics. 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
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
Popular Mechanics
August 14, 2007
Erik Sofge
Top 4 New Breakthrough Combat Devices: Live @ DARPATech Here are some of the programs that might give U.S. warfighters an edge: ATK caseless ammunition system... Crosswinds Sensor System for Snipers... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2012
Eric Beidel
Soldiers Skeptical of Smartphones in Combat Commercial smartphones are lightweight, inexpensive and most soldiers already use them in civilian settings. But the Army is finding out that the devices may not always be needed or even wanted on the battlefield. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2011
Sandra I. Erwin
Smartphones-for-Soldiers Campaign Hits Wall as Army Experiences Growing Pains "A smartphone for every soldier" may be a clever slogan. But trying to turn it into reality is becoming an uphill battle for the U.S. Army. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
May 2009
David Hambling
UAV Helicopter Brings Finesse to Airstrikes The Defense Department is seeking weapons for UAVs that can strike enemies but limit collateral damage, especially in cities. 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
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
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
Popular Mechanics
January 22, 2009
Joe Pappalardo
Questions on the American Rifle for Author Alex Rose Military historian Alex Rose, author of American Rifle: a Biography, says that Americans have a special relationship with rifles that represents a way of thinking. 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
Popular Mechanics
April 1998
Mike Venturino
Slinging Lead From guns to garb, cowboy shooting takes you back to the Old West... mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
January 2007
Clive Thompson
My 4-Week Quest: Shoot Straighter For one month, the author did everything possible (and legal) to shoot straighter. Here is his journal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
November 2007
Sniper School Instructor: This Is My Job Hitting a target six football fields away is no easy feat -- even with 10x magnification -- but it's David Mitnaul's job to make sure graduates of the U.S. Army Sniper School in Fort Benning, Ga., can do just that. mark for My Articles similar articles
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
How Your Phone Could Augment Your World Here's how augmented reality applications will work in reality on your smartphone. mark for My Articles similar articles
Defense Update
Issue 2, 2005
Ground Sensors - Acoustic Acoustic sensors can determine the location of a sniper, enabling rapid and effective counter-fire. These sensors can be located in static locations or mounted on vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2008
Roxana Tiron
4 High-Tech Systems to Save the U.S. Air Force From unmanned aerial vehicles that stay aloft for five years to engines that can slow down a supersonic fighter jet, a handful of important programs explained at the 2008 AFA Symposium could engineer the next generation of military aviation. mark for My Articles similar articles