January29, 2007: When the Barrett company introduced the .50 caliber (12.7mm) sniper rifle in the 1980s, it was not the only company working on the concept. The Steyr-Mannlicher company, of Austria, ...

A jogger out for an afternoon run in Pennsylvania happened upon a surprise: a tank-killing "sabot" round likely from a M1 Abrams tank. The anti-tank round was turned over to local police, who are ...

General Dynamics was selected ahead of one other bidder to supply M724A2 Target Practice Discarding Sabot – Tracer for training use with tank-mounted 105mm guns. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical ...

A new radically different ammunition was given to the crews of Churchill tanks, Sherman Fireflies and Infantry and Royal Artillery Anti-tank units. Unlike any previous anti-tank ammuntion this type ...

Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist active protection system (APS) has successfully engaged a 120 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) projectile under test conditions, Adam Griffiths, ...