Two of the most popular cartridges today are nearly identical and sometimes considered transposable, but when looking at 5.56 vs .223, there are some key differences. The .223 Remington started as a ...

Some believe the 5.56 NATO was the original military cartridge and that the 223 Remington was the civilian offshoot. That’s not the case. In 1970, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) affiliated ...

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Fabian Castro, an infantry rifleman with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment provides security at a position near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria.(Cpl. Roderick Jacquote/Marine Corps) ...

The Army is developing a more powerful bullet that’ll penetrate body armor capable of stopping 5.56 mm rounds, the Army’s Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told senators on Thursday. “The 5.56 round, we ...

The US Army is testing new guns and ammunition to replace the M4/M16 assault rifles. The 5.56 mm ammunition is not as lethal the in the over 300 meter range where many modern firefights are taking ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --The U.S. Army has awarded Olin Corp. a contract for several sizes of small arms ammunition. The deal, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $51.1 ...

Army, Marines, U.K. collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition to reduce Soldiers' load. As the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq intensified in the early 2000s, images of American warfighters ...

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Key point: It all rests on basic physical properties: the ammunition has reached its limit of what the ballistic gunpowder can propel and that’s it. Will the U.S. Army follow through on a plan to ...