The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will decide future firefights. Instead of tweaking the familiar M4 and M249, ...

But it remains unclear what the weapon’s purpose would be. The United States military’s Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was employed just a year ago to counter a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – There’s a plea deal in a federal court case involving a hidden bunker, homemade machine guns and thousands of rounds of ammo. Ray Allen Steele, 62, pleaded guilty to ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Marines who normally man a desk stepped behind machine guns at a firing range on this northern Okinawa base recently to hone their skills defending a command post. About 30 ...

Each firearm is displayed above a rundown of the gun’s history and famous users. “It’s Machine Guns Vegas with Western firearms, but it’s also a history lesson because every gun is tied to this region ...

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