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Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’
The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.
By Todd South
US pledges a new $325 million arms shipment to Ukraine
The Biden administration’s announcement comes in advance of Friday’s multinational Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany.
Soldier found dead in Pentagon parking lot was a Joint Staff NCO
Master Sgt. Juan Paulo “JP” Bordador was found dead in the Pentagon parking lot on March 14, following a welfare check.
Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills
A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow has suspended sharing information about its nuclear forces with the U.S., including notices about missile tests.
Space Force to debut new fitness tracking pilot program within weeks
The newest branch of the armed forces is betting a more holistic approach to health can be smarter than the usual focus on annual testing.
Ukrainian battalion completes first combined-arms training in Germany
More than 600 troops trained on the Bradley fighting vehicle.
US arms export approvals soared in 2022
One factor in the surge is the easing of the global pandemic that in 2021 depressed sales from a spike to $83.5 billion in 2020.
By Joe Gould
New rifle, light machine gun headed to close combat troops
The weapons are going to infantry, scouts, combat engineers and special operations.
By Todd South
Marine vet faces US charges for training Chinese military pilots
A 2017 indictment alleges that Daniel Edmund Duggan gave Chinese nationals training in military aviation.
Lawmakers boost number of military families getting new allowance
Housing allowances will still bump most troops from qualifying for the new Basic Needs Allowance.
By Karen Jowers
Army veteran ‘a testimony’ to breast cancer for men
“I’d like to let men know, it can happen and I’m a testimony to that,” Army veteran Boyd Elliott said of his breast cancer diagnosis.
By Cathy Dyson, The Free Lance-Star