Courtesy of Tactical Life This article on the Sig P320 was written by Lieutenant Dave Bahde (retired), who has been a professional firearms instructor and consultant for more than two decades. He has assisted tactical teams and police departments in firearms selection, implementation and deployment. Ever since Sig Sauer won the U.S. Army’s MHS (Modular Handgun […]
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Is the USMC Close to Adopting the Army’s M855A1 Round?
Courtesy of Tactical Life The U.S. Marine Corps might be adopting the Army’s M855A1 round, officials said Tuesday. According to Military.com, the Corps currently uses M855 ammunition in its M16A4 and M4 5.56mm rifles rather than the M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round the Army employs for its rifles. The reason the USMC hasn’t gone with the M855A1 thus far is the fact that testing showed it caused reliability and […]
Army Set to Host Classified Industry Days for Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle
Courtesy of Tactical Life The U.S. Army has posted a special notice announcing classified industry days for its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle, the intended replacement for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) in Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) and select support units over the next ten years. According to Soldier Systems, the industry days will take place July 25-27, 2017 at Fort […]
US Army Issues RFI for 7.62 Interim Combat Service Rifle
Courtesy of Tactical Life The U.S. Army Contracting Command has issued a request for information—on behalf of Product Manager Individual Weapons—for a new Interim Combat Service Rifle chambered in 7.62x51mm. RELATED STORY: Don’t Call it a Comeback – Army Said to be Mulling the Return of the 7.62 Battle Rifle We’ve been hearing about the Army’s 7.62 rifle […]
Army Chief of Staff: We’ve Developed a Round that Can Pierce 5.56 Body Armor
Courtesy of Tactical Life The U.S. Army has developed a round capable of penetrating 5.56 mm-resistant body armor, the service’s chief of staff said late last week. While testifying at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley was asked about the ongoing development of a new rifle to replace the M4 and its […]
US Army Gives Updates on M3A1 MAAWS, LSAT, PSR, XM17 at NDIA Armament Forum
Courtesy of Tactical Life Four months after picking the Sig XM17 to replace its Beretta M9 service pistol, the U.S. Army provided a clearer picture of its short- and long-term small arms goals for infantry units at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)’s 2017 Armament Systems Forum last week. According to Military.com, Lt. Col. Loyd Beal III, head of Product […]
US Army Selects First Troops to Field Sig Sauer P320 Pistol
Courtesy of Tactical Life You’re no doubt aware that the U.S. Army declared the Sig Sauer P320, adopted as the M17, as the winner of its XM17 Modular Handgun System competition to replace the Beretta M9. Now we have word that soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky., will be the lucky […]
US Army Tests Out New ‘Hunter,’ ‘Killer’ Multi-Domain Dune Buggies
The U.S. Army recently tested a pair of new vehicles as part of its multi-domain battle concept at the 2017 Maneuver Fires Integrated Experiment in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Dubbed the “Hunter” and “Killer” and built for various types of terrain, these vehicles look like dune buggies, but in reality they’re capable of much more. For example, the Hunter platform would call […]
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Army Said to be Mulling the Return of the 7.62 Battle Rifle
Courtesy of our friends over at Tactical Life Get ready for the return of the battle rifle. Temporarily, that is. According to a story published on Soldier Systems, the U.S. Army is considering fielding a 7.62 NATO rifle in an interim capacity until it switches to one of the 6.5mm family of intermediate calibers sometime in the 2020s. The reason […]
Off-Roading in the US Army’s New Chevy Colorado ZH2
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Car lovers will no doubt have heard about the Chevrolet Colorado ZH2, a new truck developed by General Motors in conjunction with the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to test the viability of hydrogen-powered vehicles in military missions. Well, now there’s actual footage of this beast in action, courtesy of […]