Army to Field Handheld Device Simplifying Precision Attack Forward observers soon will have a targeting device that reduces the time it takes to call in precision-guided munitions.
Marines Conducting Tests with 3-D Printed Munitions Last week, the Marine Corps' Next-Generation Logistics office quietly printed, and then detonated, an indirect fire munition.
US Marines in Syria Have Yet To Fire Howitzers The Marines sent into Syria to set up a firebase have yet to fire their .155 howitzers.
Army Studying Artillery, Not Infantry for Women The U.S. Army is studying how female soldiers will fit into new field artillery jobs, but there is still no word on how the...
Army Soldiers to Get New Swedish-Made Tank-Stopper Regular units will soon be issued a Swedish-built "recoilless" rifle that can fire an 84-mm. projectile nearly a mile and has...
Army Zaps Artillery Rounds with Electricity for Extended Range The U.S. Army is experimenting with electricity to give field artillery rounds extended range.
DoD to Send HIMARS Rocket Artillery to Turkey, Northern Iraq The U.S. will deploy the HIMARS rocket artillery system in Turkey and northern Iraq, U.S. military and Turkish officials said...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...