And a newer version of the device is even attachable to an assault rifle, similar to how one would attach an M203 grenade launcher. "You point in that direction, and when the drone flies into the cone ... the cheaper drones would just crash. But the better ones will fly back to base,” he added. "It can also track ...

So, little grasshoppers, I remember some 20 years ago I was visiting an experimental Army unit that was field testing new technologies and, just as importantly, new organizational structures to best use them. The lieutenant general overseeing all this told me that he thought the company commander of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The San Juan City regional trial court yesterday sentenced to life in prison a suspected Abu Sayyaf rebel who was arrested in September 2016 for illegal possession of high-powered firearms and explosives. Branch 264 Judge Genie Gapas-Agbada found Kenneth Isa guilty of 11 ...

At first glance, the device does resemble a M203 grenade launcher, designed to mount under the barrel of various rifles. But the the mounting mechanism differs from the one found on a standard M203, and the “live grenade” itself appears to be an airsoft round built to hold plastic pellets, not an actual ...

The iconic M203 has seen action with U.S. troops in every conflict since the Vietnam War. The original M203 was a result of the Army's 1967 Grenade Launcher Attachment Development (GLAD) program established after the failure of Colt's original XM148. Ironically, the Department of Defense selected a ...

The iconic M203 has seen action with U.S. troops in every conflict since the Vietnam War. The original M203 was a result of the Army's 1967 Grenade Launcher Attachment Development (GLAD) program established after the failure of Colt's original XM148. Ironically, the Department of Defense selected a ...

In May 1963, the U.S. military asked industry to supply an underslung grenade launcher to complement the new AR-15 assault rifle that was then in early testing. The grenade-launcher program had its roots in the ultimately unsuccessful Special Purpose Individual Weapon program that had begun in 1951.

Unlike the M203, which is permanently affixed under the barrel of a rifle, the M320 can be fired as a standalone weapon. Additionally, the M320 loads from the side, allowing for longer projectiles with greater velocity, compared to the breech loading M203. Among the list of perks the M320 boasts: Its sight is ...

As the fight continues with radical Islamic terrorist groups, like ISIS, enemies have begun to use drones against the coalition. These drones aren't like the MQ-1 Predator (now retired) or the MQ-9 Reaper as used by the U.S. military. Instead, they're commercially available quadcopter drones, like the ones ...