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In November 2024 the British Army was announced to be receiving new thermal scopes for SA80A3 and Hunter battle rifles via ...
To help counter the increasing threat of micro and mini drones, the British Army has shelled out £4.6million (US$5.8 million) to equip the infantry's SA80 A3 assault rifles with the SmartShooter ...
September 21, 2023: All British infantry are to receive the new L403A1 assault rifle if the various special forces units receiving it find its performance equal or superior to current assault rifles ...
An infantry officer’s critique of the XM7 argues that the lower round capacity of the service’s new rifle could put soldiers at risk. An Army general said the rifle’s new ammunition “stops ...
The Army has officially designated its newest rifle and automatic rifle the M7 and M250, respectively. The move, which the service touted as a “major program milestone,” comes weeks after the ...
The British Army has shrunk to its lowest level since the early 1800s. Years of relentless budget cutbacks have left it with just 73,000 active-duty soldiers.That's a far cry from the Chinese army ...
The British 4 Regiment, led by its commanding officer Lt. Col. Dave Lambert, has an Apache squadron of six helicopters in the battlegroup, to which is also assigned the U.S. Army’s 12th Combat ...
When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16. In 2023, it will begin fielding a ...
All British infantry are to receive the new L403A1 assault rifle if the various special forces units receiving it find its performance equal or superior to current assault rifles used by British ...