Key Point: Computer guidance might make marksmanship irrelevant. During the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show, firearms-manufacturer TrackingPoint announced an AR-15 version of its computer-controlled ...

The U.S. Army has picked a new, futuristic scope for its next-generation infantry weapons. The service awarded the contract, potentially worth $2.7 billion, to Wisconsin-based Vortex Optics. The scope ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Jan. 21, 2015) -- By integrating many small sensors into light mortar systems, Picatinny engineers are developing a technology for use on all U.S. military mortar systems to ...

The effective range of the 500-Series is 500 yards. Among AR-15 rifles, that’s decent, but not great. All U.S. Marine Corps recruits must shoot to 500 yards using the M-16A4 rifle’s built-in sights.

The Ballistic Data Xchange system allows shooters to integrate elevation and windage changes inside the scope, providing an accurate aim point for various distances. Sig Sauer's optics division is ...

The U.S. Army’s next assault rifle and machine gun will have built-in computers to give soldiers unparalleled firing accuracy. The so-called Next Generation Squad Weapons will feature a digital fire ...

The CheyTac M200 Intervention isn’t just a sniper rifle it is a precision system engineered for extreme-range dominance. Built around the proprietary .408 CheyTac cartridge, it combines raw power with ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, which took place in November 2018, also marks more than 100 years of development of firing tables and related ...