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High-pressure field artillery creates bonds between Soldiers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (437+ words) FORT BRAGG, N. C. " To most people outside the U. S. Army field artillery is noise, firepower, and destruction. The thunder of a howitzer firing can shake. .....
Yuma Test Center's Proof Gun System supports Army goal to increase munition production
3+ week, 1+ day ago (601+ words) By Ana Henderson May 7, 2026 YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. " In the past, testing a gun tube required an accompanying weapon system. The future is here where that is no longer necessary. Yuma Test Center acquired a proof gun system, or PGS,…...
Delivering tomorrow's small caliber ammunition lethality today
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (426+ words) army. mil Delivering tomorrow's small caliber ammunition lethality today By Laura Emanski and Robert Goetz April 21, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ " The U. S. Army's Capability Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics (CPE A&E), headquartered at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is spearheading a major transformation of…...
New machine gun optic tested by 10th Mountain Division
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) By Sgt. Matthew Connor June 10, 2025 FORT DRUM, N. Y. " Explosions echoed through the training area as Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI) trained with their newly issued XM152 Mounted Machine Gun Optic for the Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun. Designed to enhance situational awareness…...
Iron Soldiers, Steel Beasts: 'Defender' Battalion masters new Paladin howitzers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (800+ words) By David Poe March 10, 2026 FORT BLISS, Texas " Across the vast, sun-soaked expanse of the Fort Bliss training complex, a thunderous bark briefly silenced the desert wind late last month as a 40-ton M109 A7 Paladin rocked back on its suspension, having just…...
The Power Of The Four Ps " Marta L. Hess
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) By Cheryl Marino for Behind the Frontlines March 6, 2026 YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 21 EDUCATION: M. S. in mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology; B. S. in mechanical engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology AWARDS: Meritorious Civilian Award (2025); U. S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering…...
Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems Works To Increase Lethality Of Existing Weapon Systems
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) By Maj. Kenneth Welch and Kaitlyn Tani for Behind the Frontlines January 21, 2026 THE EVER-EVOLVING UAS THREAT AND CURRENT C-UAS GAPS With all the platforms" success, UAS with lethal payloads have highlighted a glaring weakness for not only Bradley but all…...
M242 Bushmaster Gun Theory
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (717+ words) Since the introduction of the M242, 25-mm automatic cannon in 1980, detailed training materials on its principles of operation, cycle of function, and gear flow are not readily available to. .. M242 Bushmaster Gun Theory By SFC Marc E. Price December 15, 2025 Since the introduction of…...
USAMU builds Soldier lethality during M7 fielding with 25th Infantry Division
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (350+ words) By Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hamlin January 30, 2026 SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii " Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division are training on the Army's newest service rifle as part of the ongoing fielding of the M7, with instructors from the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit providing hands-on…...
Picatinny-made Reducible Height Gunner Protection Kit thriving with Marine Corps
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (301+ words) By Tyler Barth January 29, 2026 PICATINNY ARSENAL, N. J. - The Reducible Height Gunner Protection Kit (RHGPK), developed at Picatinny Arsenal, has, in the past five years, turned from a blueprint to a highly successful patented vehicle turret system. The RHGPK is a manned,…...