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Ranges on Fort Benning aren’t long enough for Army’s new sniper rifle
The Army’s newest sniper rifle can hit targets so far off, the firing ranges at Fort Benning, Georgia, are being extended.
Precision weapons altered the relationship between distance and vulnerability: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
The standoff weapons deployed by India during the operation included the Scalp deep-strike cruise missiles, the Hammer smart ...
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US soldiers get smart rifle scopes that shoot enemy drones on their own
In a significant technological leap toward countering small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), the US Army has begun fielding ...
US Army rolls out $13M smart rifle scopes that auto-target and take down enemy drones in combat
The US Army is giving its soldiers a high-tech edge in the fight against drones, and it’s called SMASH. During a live-fire training exercise on June 6 in Germany, a soldier with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd ...
5 Of The Longest-Range Missiles In The World (And The Countries That Own Them)
While rarely deployed against military targets, long-range missiles are a critical part of the defensive posture for the ...