American infantrymen could soon get a lot more fearsome in the field: The Army has just developed a rifle that will enable soldiers to attack around corners and inside trenches. The bullet itself ...

Since the dawn of modern warfare, the best way to stay alive in the face of incoming fire has been to take cover behind a wall. But thanks to a game-changing "revolutionary" rifle, the U.S. Army has ...

Weapon hailed as a game-changer that can fire up and over barriers and down into trenches Soldiers will start using them in Afghanistan later this month The U.S. army is to begin using a futuristic ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 7, 2011) -- Feedback from warfighters in Afghanistan testing the XM25 highlights the lethal effects of the counter-defilade weapon. "We are getting great feedback ...

U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan are testing out a "smart" rifle that uses computer-chip-embedded rounds that can detonate behind walls. Soldiers operating in various outposts with high levels of ...

Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Wednesday it has received a $16.8 million Army contract to continue developing the XM25 rifle that is considered by the military to be a "game-changing" weapon. Program ...

The future has arrived for the U.S. military: guns that kill enemies behind walls. Last week, the Army deployed in Afghanistan prototypes of its first-ever programmable "smart" grenade launcher, a ...

Revolutionary new rifles — years in development — are being issued to combat units in Afghanistan, and more of the game changing firearms are on the way, it was reported last night. The XM25 Counter ...

Delays and price hikes have plagued the Army's XM25 launcher acquisition, but a major program decision could come as early as the end of the calendar year. A Defense Department Inspector General's ...

A futuristic weapon that allows troops to hit targets hiding behind walls will soon be in the hands of more Special Forces and infantrymen on foreign battlefields, despite an accident this year that ...