Grenade Launchers and their Ammunition: International Developments
ABOVE: From left to right: 20x30B K-11; 20x42B PAW 20; 25x40B XM25; 25x59B LW25; 30x29B VOG-17; 35mm CL DFS10. The ...
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The 6.5×40 Cartridge: Longer Reach for the M4 & M16
Feedback from Afghanistan was clear – much small-arms combat was taking place at far greater distances than expected, a lot ...
NAMMO Lapua: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces
The origin of the company lies in the establishment by the Finnish government in 1923 of a cartridge factory in ...
RUAG Ammotec: Tactical Ammunition for Special Forces
The origin of RUAG Ammotec can be traced back to the Eidgenossische Munitionsfabrik established by the Swiss Confederation in Thun ...
The Army’s Individual Carbine Competition: What’s Next?
The project to replace the current M4 Carbine, the Army’s standard infantry rifle, started in 2011 with a request for ...
Future Industry Small Arms
Combat experience in Afghanistan has prompted some rapid changes in the small arms carried by ISAF foot soldiers; and most ...
The Next NATO Rifle and Machine Gun Cartridge?
The conflict in Afghanistan, with its emphasis on targeting specific enemy individuals while avoiding collateral damage, features the use of ...
Brugger & Thomet’s MP9 in 6.5×25 CBJ
The phone call from Carl Bertil Johansson in early summer 2009 came out of the blue. The founder of the ...
Personal Defense Weapons and their Ammunition
There has long been a requirement for a personal defence weapon, or PDW, for soldiers whose primary duty does not ...
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