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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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
Popular Mechanics July 14, 2008 Erik Sofge	Top 5 High-Tech Guns for Next-Gen Infantry Reviews of five new weapons technologies are provided
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 July 2015 Jon Harper	Special Ops Forces Fuel Demand for Ultralight Vehicles When it comes to ground vehicles, U.S. Special Operations Command is embracing the notion that lighter is better.
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 August 2012 Eric Beidel	Budget Cuts Could Threaten Special Operations Innovation If any part of the military is going to weather the budget storm and still be able to carry out ambitious, speedy acquisitions, experts say it will be SOCOM. But that doesn't mean austerity won't challenge the command or force it to change the way it has been doing things for the past decade.
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.
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 2013 Dan Parsons	U.S. Special Operations Command Seeks Intelligence Capabilities for Duty Worldwide Business opportunities abound providing communications and ISR gear for special operations.
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 May 2014 Stew Magnuson	Changing Missions Means New Equipment Needs for Special Operators Special Operations Command's acquisition organization for the past 12 years has been working under one axiom. Whatever they needed they could get it. But those days are quickly coming to an end.
National Defense July 2015 Jon Harper	Surveillance Technology a Priority For Special Operations Forces Members of U.S. Special Operations Command's aviation component face difficult technological challenges as they seek to improve their ability to find, track and destroy the enemy.
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 April 2014 Dan Parsons	Lawsuit Stalls Special Operations Ground Mobility Vehicle Program A new truck for special operators could have been bought in a swift, purposeful 18-month acquisition process. Instead, it is stuck in limbo pending a lawsuit from a losing manufacturer.
National Defense May 2012 Eric Beidel	Special Ops Trucks: More Punch in Smaller Packages When enemies began blowing up bombs hidden along convoy routes in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military responded by beefing up trucks with unprecedented amounts of armor.
National Defense March 2014 Dan Parsons	Industry Melds Smartphones to Rifles The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has been seeking smart-rifle technologies for years.
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.
National Defense June 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Operations Forces in the Market For Global Communications Technology When they deploy to combat zones, special operations troops bring along a multitude of gizmos. Besides basic line-of-sight radios to communicate with their peers, they need devices to connect with other U.S. government agencies and allies.
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 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.
National Defense July 2013 Dan Parsons	Special Operators List Equipment Needs Special Operations Command constantly solicits industry for technologies that improve upon existing gear or that can perform a desired function that is beyond the reach of current equipment.
National Defense May 2015 Stew Magnuson	Power Remains Key Challenge for Building SOCOM's Iron Man Suit Special Operations Command in 2013 introduced the world to its tactical assault light operator suit concept via a widely disseminated YouTube animated video of a hulking human figure bursting through a door as bullets pinged off its metallic skin.
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.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	Special Operators Want Lighter, User-Friendly Equipment -- And Fast The U.S. Special Operations Command doesn't care whether industry has the latest and greatest technology if it can't put it quickly into the hands of troops.
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 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.
National Defense February 2013 Dan Parsons	Smaller Trucks Seen as Lucrative Business in U.S. and Abroad Riding a wave of special operations successes and the expectation that funding will flow toward elite forces in the future, vehicle manufacturers are staking millions of dollars on bids to supply those shadowy warriors with new trucks.
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 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 May 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Special Operations Command Increases Technology Funding Renowned for being the military's most agile and cost-effective force, SOCOM's overall budget is slated to increase in the upcoming fiscal year, allowing for more procurement and personnel funding.
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.
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy	Equipment Update As U.S. Marines prepared to Iraq, many are flocking to military-equipment exhibitions near their bases to check out the latest weapons and gear that could make their deployment safer and more comfortable. A recent show in Quantico, Va., included these examples.
National Defense May 2015 Ariel Robinson	Something Special About Doing Business With SOCOM There is a reason why many defense contractors consider U.S. Special Operations Command a dream customer. SOCOM knows what it wants, and it moves quickly to get it.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Changing World Blazes New Trails For Military Technology A striking array of challenges is reshaping the course of defense technology. The United States is entering an era characterized by fiscal austerity and the rise of "non-state" actors as enemies of nation states.
National Defense January 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Special Operations Command Bypasses Acquisition Red Tape That continued ability to field equipment in weeks or months instead of years will be critical as U.S. military strategy shifts from Afghanistan and focuses on smaller, global missions led by special operation forces.
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.
National Defense April 2008 Stew Magnuson	Special Ops Technologists Have Unique Wish List The U.S. Special Operations Command's advanced technology directorate has a long list of items it wants to put in the hands of elite commando teams during clandestine missions.
National Defense May 2012 Stew Magnuson	Changes on the Horizon For Special Operations Command as Force Grows No one in the White House or Pentagon is talking about cutting the ranks of special operators. They number about 66,000 personnel now, and the goal to reach 70,000 will not change.
National Defense February 2004 Harold Kennedy	SOCOM Creates New Hub For Fighting War on Terror The U.S. Special Operations Command has reorganized its headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in order to fulfill a new leadership role in the war on terrorism.