The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, rugged, and combat-proven, the belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun has been carried by generations of American troops in conflicts ...

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, conducted grounded gunnery on Fort Hood, Texas, July 15, 2025. (Sgt. Hayden Epperley/Army) The Army is on the lookout ...

A new weapon with a totally different new type of ammo that is not yet even in the developmental phase. The U.S. Army is in the early stages of beginning to draft requirements for a new ...

What if the next generation of machine guns not only doubles the range of existing weapons but also cuts the weight soldiers must carry into battle? The U.S. Army Future Medium Machine Gun program, ...

The U.S. Army's newest automatic weapon is getting a workout alongside Filipino forces in the Philippines, according to the 25th Infantry Division. Photographs released by the Defense Department last ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For the US Army Rangers, the small arms that they use ...

The coaxially mounted machine gun enhances the lethality and versatility of armored vehicles, allowing crews to engage targets effectively and contribute to the success of combined arms operations.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2024) Sailors from Weapons and Combat Syatems Departments test the ship’s Close In Weapons System (CIWS) and Mk38 machine guns onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ...

The jungles of Vietnam served as proving grounds for guns like the M16 and variations of the minigun American arms used throughout the conflict gained iconic status among soldiers and the general ...