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In the 1980s, the U.S. Army found itself grappling with a startling problem: under the stress of combat, soldiers armed with ...

In the aftermath of the Korean War, the U.S. Army took stock of its small arms arsenal. The Army’s M1 carbine, M1 Garand rifle, Browning Automatic Rifle squad automatic weapon and machine guns were ...

How the AR-15 became the bestselling rifle in the U.S. : Fresh Air Washington Post reporter Todd Frankel explains how the AR-15 was adapted from the M16 military combat automatic rifle, and how it ...

KYIV, Ukraine—Kalashnikov assault rifles are among the most iconic symbols of the Soviet military. Weapons such as the AK-47, the AKM, the AK-74, and the AK-103 are ubiquitous reminders of the Red ...

The U.S. military wants to upgrade the rifle that its servicemen use to spread liberty around the world. The current mainstays, the M4 Carbine (pictured here) and the M16 Rifle, introduced to a ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Federal authorities are trying to figure out how at least a dozen fully-automatic M16s ended up among military surplus equipment sold to a Texas couple. The Bureau of Alcohol, ...

Questions about police using military style equipment and tactics came up during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the shooting of Michael Brown.View videoMany Iowa State University students have ...