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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Popular Mechanics April 2007	Next-Generation Small Arms: Followup In February 2006, we reported on the complex, decades-long campaign to find a new general-issue rifle to replace the aging M-16 and the two related weapon programs that showed promise. More than a year later, where are these guns?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Fletcher et al.	Tech Watch Missile Defense Agency deploys the Sea-Based X-Band Radar (SBX) to detect incoming nuclear missiles... Robotic muscles... Quantum dots... Pocket heart monitor.. Next-gen small arms...
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.
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron	Special Operations Forces Pursue Technologies for the Urban Fight Confined spaces, hardened targets and night vision limitations are among the more critical factors driving this effort. The U.S. Special Operations Command is evaluating existing technologies and commissioning separate developments for more specific requirements.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2005	Non Lethal Blunt Impact Weapons Early generation of NLW consist of various types of low velocity blunt impact weapons, such as projectiles loaded with low-velocity / low impact ammunition such as "soft" bean-bag rounds, rubber balls, rubber or plastic coated pellets, "flash-bang" and "hybrid" kinetic/chemical munitions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Defense July 2015 William I. Oberholtzer	It's Time for a Direct Fire Breech-Loaded Mortar Military planners and war fighters tend to be enamored with high tech weapon systems and fail to recognize the potential of a tried and true weapon that has been around since before the Civil War.
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.
Popular Mechanics May 28, 2008 Erik Sofge	Gaming's Guns of Tomorrow: Ready For War--or Inspiration? Futuristic shooter games always balance the pace with modern defense technology with the arsenal of fair game play. Do developers go overboard with the cosmetics of carnage, or could their weapons inform the 22nd-century military?
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.
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.
Popular Mechanics September 2001 Scott Gourley	Ultimate Firepower With no moving parts, Metal Storm weapons can lay down a million-plus rounds per minute...
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.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Lasers to Aid Machine Guns Aboard Ships Sailors soon may have a new weapon to use on the high seas, one that combines the precision of directed energy with the lethal power of a machine gun.
Popular Mechanics March 25, 2008 Erik Sofge	Shooting for Realism: How Accurate are Video-Game Weapons? As with many video games, particularly military-themed first-person shooters (FPS), with the just-released Rainbow Six Vegas 2 you can't wait to step into the line of fire.
Defense Update Issue 2, 2006	Israel Infantry to be Modernization to with New Weapons, Combat Suits Israel's ITL Optronics Company is offering a complete line of infantry combat suits, ready for deployment.
Defense Update March 2007	Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.
National Defense July 2005 Joe Pappalardo	New Weapons Sought For Special Ops Gunships New more precise weapons are being considered for the now higher flying AC-130. When the AC-130 is phased out state-of-the-art concepts include unmanned craft.
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.
National Defense July 2005 Harold Kennedy	Force Protection Moves from Bases to Battlefield As casualties continue to mount in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Defense Department is seizing on technology to protect combat soldiers from snipers, mortars and roadside bombs.
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.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	The Challenges of Command and Control in Urban Operations In the past, offensive military operations have usually been conducted in urban environments only when unavoidable, but conflicts are shifting into the cities, where terrorists and insurgents find safe havens.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2005	Optoelectronics Help Special Forces Shoot Farther and More Accurately Optoelectronic devices such as laser sights, binoculars, and infrared sensors are enabling the transformation of American special operations forces to deploy and execute their missions more quickly and more efficiently than ever before.
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.
National Defense August 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Army Explores Future of Remote Control Weapons The unenviable job of gunners manning weapons atop vehicles may become passe, as the Army tests and fields new versions of remote-controlled guns.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Will Ban's Demise Boost Investors? The expiration of the assault weapons legislation may increase manufacturers' profits.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Investigates Killer Drones That Can Fit in Rucksacks Troops are demanding smaller unmanned aerial vehicles on the front lines, sparking efforts to develop lighter weapons for the aircraft. Now there are plans to make weapons out of the drones themselves.
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Army Researchers Working to Lower Weight of Emerging Infantry Weapons Although composite materials often carry enormous potential for weight reduction, Army scientists are finding that redesign and the combined use of various metal alloys are equally important keys to reliable and easily portable weapons.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	Navy Aiming for Laser Weapons at Sea The Navy expects to incorporate lasers onto most ship classes in its surface fleet, including amphibious ships, cruisers and destroyers.
National Defense January 2012 Eric Beidel	Wireless System Monitors Weapons And Their Health Visible Assets Inc. recently received a $5 million order from the Defense Department for its system to be used on the SCAR-H battle rifle. The company's Allegro technology combines RuBee wireless identification tags, a shot counter and a custom chip that includes, among other things, an amplifier.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Laser Weapons: Moving From Promise to Performance The military's laser weapons programs are making steady progress in their transition from the laboratory to the battlefield, with deployment of initial systems expected within the next three to five years.
National Defense May 2004 Frank Colucci	Smart Missles The Army is beginning to develop sophisticated "smart" missiles and launchers, intended to be deployed in advance of maneuver forces.