Joint Forces Journal

VOL. 22 - NO. 16
MAY 21 - 28, 2017

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Army Maps Out Future Small-Arms Programs

U.S. Army small-arms experts recently laid out a blueprint of future small-arms goals that would equip infantry units with several new weapons, ranging from a new squad automatic rifle to a new shoulder-fired, anti-armor weapon. Four months after the Army selected a replacement for its M9 service pistol, the service has started to talk openly about plans to equip infantry squads with lighter, more effective small arms. "There is a lot of discussion that may require changes to our formations, actually different... more


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