Moreover, the new ammo takes up twelve percent less space. Developers are working on caseless 5.56mm ammo that will take up 40 percent less space. The U.S. Army came up with a radical new machine-gun ...

Moreover, caseless ammo for the new machine-gun is 37 percent lighter as well. A LSAT with 1,000 rounds of caseless ammo, weighs 13.9 kg (30.6 pounds), which is 40 percent less than an M249 with a ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Soldiers may soon see a reduction in the weight of the Squad Automatic Weapon and small-arms ammunition with a potential replacement for the SAW that weighs a whopping 8.3 pounds less than the ...

During the Cold War, small-arms development mostly focused on caseless ammunition. This lead eventually to the H&K G11, a rifle that used caseless telescoped ammunition.

The Army is set to test a radically-designed new machine gun that fires space-aged ammo that's half the weight of today's cartridges.

Caseless ammunition give us a lighter round, allowing the soldier to carry more of 'em. A regular cartridge has the bullet, the casing, and the propellant powder inside the casing.

With a basic load of 1,000 rounds, the light machine gun and its cased telescoped ammunition is 20.4 pounds lighter than a traditional SAW with the same amount of standard, brass-cased ammunition.

In an interview with Scout Warrior, Alessio said the Army also has plans to develop advanced lightweight, caseless ammunition, a lighter barrel, new fire control technology, and new optics ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of caseless ammunition - from WWII experiments to modern innovations like the G11. Why hasn't this game-changing tech replaced traditional bullets? Discover the ...