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☆ SOCOM is seeking a lightweight machine gun with heavy firepower and a longer range to bridge the gap between the M2 and M240
  + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Travis Pike | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Machine guns come in three types: we have light machine guns that chamber intermediate rounds and maximize weight savings; medium machine guns that offer more power with full-powered rifle rounds; and heavy machine guns that might weigh more than 100 pounds but provide light armor and barrier destruction as well as a longer range. SOCOM's new machine guns blend the medium and heavy machine gun types to create something novel. This new weapon seems ready to supplement or even replace the M2 heavy machine gun. This led to a demand for a gun that offers the range of a heavy machine gun with respectable power but without the weight. To put it simply, they want a weapon that weighs less than a medium machine gun but has the range of a heavy machine gun.
Persons: —, Ma, it's, Cpl, Mary Kohlmann SOCOM, Norma Magnum chambering, Norma, SOCOM, Norma Magnum, SIG MG338, we'll Organizations: Service, Marine Corps, Business, BMG, NATO, US Army, SIG, Ohio Ordnance, Indigenous, Dynamics, Velocity, Ohio Ordnance Works, Facebook Locations: United States, Ohio
☆ Shotguns emerge as a low-tech weapon to counter commercial drones in modern warfare
  + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Travis Pike | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
World War I made them trench guns and World War II jungle guns. The war in Ukraine has cemented commercial drones as potent weapons . Much like aircraft in World War I, commercial drones started life as reconnaissance assets, but it wasn't long until they were weaponized. Given the size and price of commercial drones, they are remarkably efficient and extremely deadly. AdvertisementShotguns won't be the ultimate, end-all option against commercial drones, but they are an infantry and armor organic weapon that could be easily used in this role.
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☆ The story behind North Korea's wacky homegrown version of the AK-74 rifle
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Travis Pike | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
North Korea's military uses the Type 88-2 assault rifle, which is based on a clone of the AK-74 series. But other features of the Type 88-2 rifle raise questions about what the designers were thinking. North Korean troops during an exercise in August 2017. North Korean helical magazines seem to be primarily aimed at the much longer rifle calibers and likely hold anywhere from 100 to 150 rounds. It seems only certain North Korean units carry these magazines, and this includes the bodyguards of Kim Jong Un.
☆ AK-47 vs. AK-74: How Russia's workhorse rifles stack up
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Travis Pike | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Today we are going to dig deep into the differences and do a little AK-47 vs AK-74 showdown. Breaking down the AK-47 vs. AK-74 historyMikhail Kalashnikov with an AK-74 in November 2002. REUTERS/Gleb GaranichBig brother AK-47 can teach the younger 74 some lessons in this AK-47 vs AK-74 brawl. From a civilian-ownership perspective, we need to look at commonality and logistics in our AK-47 vs AK-74 deathmatch. Mikhail Japaridze\TASS via Getty ImagesIt's time to declare a winner in the AK-47 vs AK-74 grudge match.
☆ Smart bombs were a game-changer for militaries. Smart bullets may be next.
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Travis Pike | Sandboxx News | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Smart bullets aren't new, but they're still early in development, and they have some drawbacks. If DARPA, aka the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has its way, smart bullets will become a very real thing. Beyond offensive combative measures, guided smart bullets can be used to defeat future threats from swarming UAVs to incoming missiles. Smart bullets currently availableAs of this writing, smart bullets aren't being deployed. Regardless, smart bullets could provide a new surgical option for snipers, infantrymen, and naval personnel.
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