For decades, the limits of infantry combat were defined by how far a rifle could realistically reach. Then a handful of ...

BOISE, Idaho - The Oregon Army National Guard is modernizing its sniper capabilities with new MK 22 Precision Sniper Rifles. Sgt. Tyler Takagi, a sniper team member with the 41st Infantry Brigade ...

The U.S. military is looking to equip special operations forces with their longest-range sniper rifle ever fielded in an effort to maintain superiority against Russian and Chinese snipers in a future ...

The Army's new MK22 sniper rifle can hit targest as far off as a mile, which has forced officials at Fort Benning, Georgia to rebuild their firing ranges to be long enough. The Army is updating its ...

Modern sniper rifles are a cut above their forebears from the Second World War and Cold War. We’re talking about precision weapons that can keep a grouping the size of a dime at hundreds of meters out ...

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is in search of a new sniper rifle that would provide accuracy at record-shattering distances in a bid to keep up with the U.S. military's ...

USSOCOM Wants a Better Sniper Rifle – The United States military has set its sights on finding a better sniper rifle for its special operations forces. Last month, the U.S. Special Operations Command ...

Key Points - Several historical military rifles, despite some innovative features, proved to be exceptionally poor sniper platforms. -France's Lebel 1886 suffered from off-center scope mounting due to ...

In the mostly — but not always — good-natured world of interservice rivalries, the sister services might’ve been inclined to scoff at the notion of the U.S. Air Force having... USSOCOM Wants a Better ...

After learning to shoot as a child, a soldier used those skills to propel her to a feat in the U.S. Army. Sgt. Maciel Hay graduated as the first female active duty Army sniper. She qualified as an ...