For decades, the limits of infantry combat were defined by how far a rifle could realistically reach. Then a handful of ...

Sniper weapons shifted warfare from mass formations to precision denial by forcing units to change movement and protect leadership. The Barrett M82 expanded sniper roles beyond personnel to include ...

Adm. William Gortney said Monday that it took only three shots for Navy snipers to kill the trio of pirates holding captain Richard Phillips hostage on a lifeboat drifting in the high sea. Interviewed ...