Executive Summary: Air rifles occupy a unique position in the United Kingdom, bridging recreational shooting, competitive marksmanship, and practical pest management. While …
Small Arms & Infantry Weapons
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UK Military Races To Tighten Weapons Security As Machine Guns Among Missing Firearms
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: Recent parliamentary disclosures reveal that several firearms, including machine guns, have been lost or stolen from UK military inventories over …
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XM7 Rifle And The End Of An Era: How The U.S. Army Is Replacing Legacy Infantry Weapons
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Army’s adoption of the XM7 rifle marks the most significant infantry weapons transition since the M16 entered service …
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FN Herstal Unveils ARKA Assault Rifle To Expand Infantry Capability Beyond SCAR Platform
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readExecutive Summary: Belgian small arms manufacturer FN Herstal has unveiled the new FN ARKA assault rifle, a weapon designed to combine the …
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Saab Secures $48 Million Carl-Gustaf M4 Deal As Lithuania Expands Infantry Firepower
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Saab has secured a SEK 460 million contract from Lithuania for Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons and training systems, with deliveries running …
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Elbit Systems Of America Secures $212 Million Deal For Enhanced Night Vision Goggles
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readU.S. Army Expands Enhanced Night Vision Goggles Procurement The U.S. Army has awarded Elbit Systems of America a $212 million contract to …
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The Daniel Defense H9: Engineering the Future of the Tactical Sidearm
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 12 minutes readABSTRACT The Daniel Defense H9 represents a calculated resurrection of one of the most mechanically ambitious striker-fired pistol concepts of the modern …
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U.S. Army Moves To Field XM8 Carbine As Infantry Modernization Accelerates
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readU.S. Army Accepts First XM8 Carbine Delivery The XM8 carbine U.S. Army program has reached a key milestone with the acceptance of …
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US Army Approves M111 Offensive Hand Grenade, First New Lethal Grenade Since 1968
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 6 minutes read¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE The US Army approved the M111 offensive hand grenade for Full Material Release, the first newly …
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US Army Officially Deploys M7 6.8mm Rifle To Replace M4A1 In Combat Units
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readUS Army Deploys M7 6.8mm Rifle To Replace M4A1 In Combat Units The US Army has officially begun deploying the M7 6.8mm …
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