News Report: New Squad Automatic Rifle Only for ‘Close-Combat’ Soldiers By Tactical Life Staff A U.S. Army official says the service is planning on fielding its Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) only to “close-combat”... Read more »
Guns News The US Army Is Looking for M240 Machine Gun Manufacturers By Tactical Life Staff U.S. Army Contracting Command New Jersey has issued a sources sought notice looking for companies capable of building the M240 machine... Read more »
Featured News The Army Is Extending OSUT From 14 Weeks to 22 Weeks By Tactical Life Staff After four decades, the U.S. Army has announced a major change to its one-station unit training (OSUT) for infantry soldiers:... Read more »
Guns News Shotguns Army Issues Sources Sought Notice for M870 Modular Combat Shotgun By Tactical Life Staff Army Contracting Command issued a sources sought notice for an updated version of the Remington M870 Modular Combat Shotgun. The notice,... Read more »
Guns Handguns News Rifles US Army Awards Sig Sauer a Contract for MPX, MCX, SP2022, 716G2 By Tactical Life Staff U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey has awarded Sig Sauer a contract for its SP2022 pistols, 716G2 rifles, MCX carbines and MPX... Read more »
Guns Handguns News PHOTO: The M17 Pistol in Action on the Iraq-Syria Border By Tactical Life Staff The DoD has released a photo showing the U.S. Army’s new M17 pistol getting put through its paces by a... Read more »
Accessories Gear Lasers & Lights News Optics & Sights Army PEO Soldier Displays Multifunction Aiming Light for M17, M18, M4 By Tactical Life Staff Last month, the U.S. Army held a “Close Combat Lethality Tech Day” demonstration at the Pentagon. One of the items... Read more »
Gear News Army Inks Contract For PepperBall VKS Non-Lethal Launcher By Tactical Life Staff The U.S. Army is expanding its non-lethal efforts by awarding PepperBall a contract for its Variable Kinetic System (VKS) launcher. In press... Read more »
News Night and Thermal Vision US Army’s New Black Hornet III UAS Weighs Just 2 Ounces By Tactical Life Staff The U.S. Army isn’t generally in the habit of doing things small, so when we saw that the service planned... Read more »
Guns News Rifles Army Issues New Functions Check, IA Drill Due to M4A1 Malfunction By Tactical Life Staff A couple of months ago, a Soldier at Fort Knox, Ky., recorded a cell phone video of him experiencing an... Read more »