The Marines are sticking with the M27 while they “continue to monitor development” of the Army’s M7 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle.

The Marine Corps has deemed a new sniper rifle fully operational a year ahead of schedule, providing troops with a weapon that is expected to give reconnaissance and infantry units the ability to ...

Marines are building new drone warfare skills, integrating new technologies in combat training. Marines must adapt to new warfare challenges, including signature management and tech reliance. With ...

The Marine Corps has published new marksmanship guidelines, shifting how Marines are scored on their annual rifle qualifications and how those in the early stages of training are initially tested. The ...

Marines fire on a range at Twentynine Palms, California. The Corps will soon see significant changes to its shooting protocols. (Cpl. Joshua Pinkney/Marine Corps) A complex new shooting assessment ...

A major overhaul of how Marines learn to shoot and track their skills will begin to roll out across the service in the next few months, according to a Marine Corps-wide Marksmanship Campaign Plan ...

The Marine Corps is on the hunt for electronic warfare attachments, "buckshot-like" ammunition, and advanced optics for its standard-issue rifle to help dismounted troops track and defeat incoming ...

Key Points - The M16A4 served as the primary service rifle for the US Marine Corps from 1997 until 2015. -Essentially an M16A2 with a flat-top receiver and a MIL-STD-1913 rail system, it allowed for ...

This video dives into the Marine Corps’ delayed adoption of the M1 Garand prior to and during the Guadalcanal campaign. It explains why frontline infantry initially lacked the semi-automatic rifle ...

Within the pantheon of U.S. Marine Corps small arms, two rifles are indelibly linked with the Corps’ combat experience in the 20th century, and both were designed by Marines: the Model 1941 Johnson ...