The Army’s Launched Effects (LE) program is accelerating a new era of battlefield reach and responsiveness by pairing cutting ...
A soldier conducts rifle drills with the XM8 at Fort Benning, Georgia, in February 2026. (U.S. Army) The Army last week received its first shipment of XM8 carbines, a shorter, lightweight version of ...
The American infantryman is undergoing the biggest transformation since Vietnam. New rifles, advanced optics, suppressors, drone warfare, and battlefield networking are reshaping how soldiers fight ...