The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon ... The SAW was developed through an initially Army-led research and development effort and eventually a Joint NDO program in the late 1970s/early 1980s to restore ...

Wormuth emphasized that a planned three-month continuing resolution set to fund the Army starting Oct. 1 will have ...

Baumholder, Germany, May 23, 2016: Sgt. Timothy Harris reassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon wearing night-vision ...

On an ambitious overdrive to modernize its small-arms arsenal, the U.S. Army has contracted with Sig Sauer in a 10-year deal ...

As announced in 2023, the decision would eventually phase out the long-serving M4 rifle and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as standard-issue firearms for the Army. The new weapons, which will fire ...

The U.S. Navy commissioned a new submarine on Saturday, the first vessel in its fleet designed to fully integrate male and female sailors. The USS New Jersey, a fast-attack Virginia-class ...

The Navy will reportedly sideline 17 vessels due to a manpower shortage that makes it difficult to properly crew and operate ships across the fleet. There just aren't enough Merchant Marines to ...

In his final appearance before the House Armed Services Committee on March 20, 2024, Navy Admiral John Aquilino repeatedly referenced the need to 'speed up' the U.S. defense effort in the Indo ...

The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September thanks to several new recruiting programs, but the crush of last-minute enlistments means it won’t be able to get ...

The Navy plans to force its pilots to stay beyond their contracted time in service if they are in the midst of their second, two-year sea tour. (U.S. Marine Corps) The Navy will now require naval ...

The Navy will meet its goal to sign up 40,600 recruits by the end of September, but it will miss its target to get sailors through boot camp. (Patrick Semansky/AP) The Navy will meet its goal to ...

The Army is a key component of the U.S. Armed Forces, providing expeditionary land forces wherever and whenever they are required. Working in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense ...