Fort Benning upgrades range to accommodate new sniper rifle
The new rifle can strike targets at 1,500 to 1,800 meters.
By Todd South
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Marine snipers, often overlooked, build a memorial for their fallen
The Marine Scout Sniper Heritage Foundation needs to raise about $5 million for the project.
By Todd South
Homeland Security shooters are dumping .308 for this long-range round
The Department of Homeland Security plans to get rid of all its 7.62mm NATO, or .308 caliber, long-range rifle ammunition and replace it with an intermediate caliber that Special Operations snipers will field next year.
By Todd South
Army’s next squad weapon will fire a never-before-seen ammo combination
The Army’s plan for a new squad automatic rifle will bring a type of ammunition combination, from bullet to casing, that’s never seen the battlefield.
By Todd South
3 former US Army soldiers convicted in contract killing
A former U.S. Army sniper and two other ex-American soldiers were convicted Wednesday in the contract killing of a real estate agent in the Philippines for an international crime boss who thought the woman had cheated him on a land deal.
The Marines just switched their main sniper rifle ― look what’s next
Marines will soon begin replacing the M110 with the shorter, more ergonomic Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System rifle that's been in the Army since 2016.
By Todd South
Infantry, cavalry scouts, combat medics and others once again eligible for retention bonus
Soldiers in 10 MOSs can get thousands of dollars for reenlisting and staying in.
Best pics of the week: March 27, 2018
Some of the best photos from across the military.
By Alan Lessig
Shovel or RPG? Army upgrades will help scouts better identify targets
A surveillance system that came into the Defense Department’s inventory at the outbreak of the Iraq War is set to see major upgrades that will help scouts better identify targets and conceal themselves when finding what to shoot.
By Todd South
This robotic Humvee can take point
The Army is testing how a robotic Humvee teamed with a human-driven command-and-control vehicle can semi-autonomously engage targets.
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Longtime military optics maker unveils new scope for Army snipers
The Leupold Mark V rifle scope is a new and improved version on the Mark IV family of scopes the company has made to meet the needs of military snipers for decades.
By Todd South