A Russian strategist has argued that infantry weapons such as mortars and machine guns are obsolete. He said he believed drones would replace them, making infantry units smaller and lighter. Light ...

For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

Trainees participate in the live firing portion of the Lightweight Machine Gun Course from the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course was two weeks ...

The arrival of the RPL-7 could suggest the Kremlin will look to more varied weapons in the future. Russia’s most famed modern arms maker is set to introduce a newly designed “handheld machine gun” at ...

In the First World War, fighter aircraft typically had only two light machine guns. By the Second World War, the firepower available to combat aircraft had increased dramatically. An arsenal of ...

The M240 has been a staple of U.S. firepower for nearly 50 years. Heavy, rugged, and combat-proven, the belt-fed 7.62x51mm machine gun has been carried by generations of American troops in conflicts ...