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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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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 November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Equipment Choices Shaped by Afghanistan War While the Obama administration ponders a future strategy for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the Army is rushing to buy new combat equipment especially suited to that nation's high altitudes and tough terrain.
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.
National Defense April 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Equip Soldiers With New Sensors for Night Targeting The wars of the past decade exposed weaknesses in Army technology for infantry troops. Close-combat equipment such as night vision goggles and weapon sights are bulky and drain batteries fast.
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 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 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 April 2011 Eric Beidel	Army Shifts Focus to Dismounted Soldiers Army leaders say soldiers are the service's greatest weapon, and they are asking industry to shift their focus from platform to person and consider the infantryman first as it plans investments in new technology.
National Defense August 2004 Harold Kennedy	Army Eyeing New Artillery Systems The U.S. Army gradually plans to modernize its field artillery systems, in an effort to replace aging platforms and introduce advanced technology.
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 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.
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.
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Initiates Study to Measure Value of Precision-Guided Weapons The soaring prices of precision-guided munitions have spawned yet another round of debates in the Army on the role these weapons will play on future battlefields and whether they are worth the cost.
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.
Popular Mechanics February 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Paintball Gun or 12-Gauge? Inside Army's Modded-Out Shotgun A new gun that's made to hold lethal and non-lethal rounds.
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 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.
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.
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 3, 2005	Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces.
National Defense December 2004 Michael Peck	'America's Army' Fan Base Expanding At least half a million video-game aficionados each month play what has become a successful military recruiting tool: America's Army.
National Defense March 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army to Equip Helos With `Low Cost' Munitions The Army soon may begin arming its combat helicopters with an undersized missile that could surgically destroy targets in urban areas without killing or maiming friendly forces or innocent civilians.
Defense Update March 2007	Smart Weapons for UAVs The Origins of Weaponized UAVs... Deployment of Weaponized UAVs... Gravity Dropped Munitions for UAVs... etc.
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Wilson, Gordon & Johnson	An Alternative Future Force: Building a Better Army The Army's transformation concept rests on a set of major assumptions that should be questioned. This article suggests an alternative pathway for preparing US ground forces to meet the challenges of the next several decades.
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 September 2007	Bae Systems Wins Multi-Year Thermal Weapon Sight Contract The defense contractor won a $183 million contract to produce thermal weapon sights for the U.S. Army. The award includes increasing production rates to 3,000 per month.
BusinessWeek December 11, 2006 Hardy Green	The Reliable Killer "AK-47 The Weapon That Changed the Face of War" is a chilling account of the Soviet automatic rifle's global impact.
National Defense September 2005 Robert H. Williams	Advanced Armor Weapon Receives Killer Eyes Sweden's Bofors Dynamics has chosen Trijicon to produce magnified combat optics for its new lightweight antitank weapon that is being acquired by British and Swedish ground forces.
National Defense December 2011 Harvey M. Sapolsky	Army Acquisition: Not Broken and Not Fixed The U.S. Army is prone to considerable introspection, and when it comes to reflecting upon its acquisition experience, which it does frequently, it is almost never happy.