Despite a brief period of ambiguity wrought by budget-jousting among lawmakers in Congress, the Army’s new and improved sniper rifle is alive and well. (This article by Jared Keller originally ...

The selection of .300 Winchester Magnum extended the U.S. Army sniper’s range to 1200 meters—four hundred beyond that of the M24. As a result the M2010 ESR received an improved, longer-range ...

The Army’s standard-issue rifle replacement program may have died before it even really started, but the branch’s new and improved sniper rifle isn’t going anywhere. On Sept. 20, the Army ...

The Army is buying 2,800 new Mk 22 Multi-Role Adaptive Design sniper rifles from Barrett Firearms. SOCOM has also ordered this weapon, and the Marines have expressed interest as well. The MRAD is ...

The Army has released photos of soldiers testing a next-generation thermal sniper rifle optic that will purportedly triple the range of existing options. The Army’s Program Executive Office ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses for a photo with her family after graduating sniper school at Fort Moore ...

An Army sniper wearing the current Flame Resistant Ghillie System is pictured. The new Improved Ghillie System looks to enhance the snipers' lethality and survivability while being simpler and ...

she’s managed to live up to that moniker by becoming the first female active-duty sniper in Army history. Hay graduated from the branch’s notoriously difficult sniper school last month ...