Topic: rifle
US Air Force gets new sniper rifles
The U.S. Air Force has announced that its newest Squad Designated Marksmanship Rifle, called an SDMR, is tested on a range at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The...
Ukrainian National Guard to replace Soviet-era guns
The National Guard of Ukraine (Ukraine's military formation with law enforcement functions) announced in a press release on 12 October that service is aiming to replace thousands of Soviet-style assault...
U.S. Army National Guard fields new compact sniper system
The U.S. Army has announced that Virginia and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team trained on and fielded new M110A1...
Undisclosed customer orders Russian SR.3M ultralight assault rifles
According to the Army Recognition, Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport was awarded a contract from an undisclosed customer for modernized compact SR.3M assault rifles. The Belgium-based military...
Textron Systems shares new video of next-gen squad automatic weapons
American aerospace and defense giant Textron Systems shared an impressive video on its Twitter account showing the next generation of squad automatic weapon systems. Just last week, Textron...
Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle spotted in use by Russian Commandos
Russian special operations forces, often referred to collectively as SSO, were recently seen sporting an Italian Beretta ARX160 assault rifle. Military experts identified the Italian ARX160 carbine in...
U.S. Army receives Next Generation Squad Weapon System from Sig Sauer
The final delivery of the Sig Sauer's prototypes of Next Generation Squad Weapons systems, or NGSW, designed to replace M249 and M4A1, has been delivered to the...
Ukraine in talks to buy 5.56mm assault rifles
Ukrainian Armed Forces are in advanced talks with an unnamed European defense contractor about a possible purchase of a batch of 5.56mm caliber assault rifles, according to...