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Study: Precision Small Arms Will Give Ground Troops Leg Up In Future Fight

Study: Precision Small Arms Will Give Ground Troops Leg Up In Future Fight
A Soldier aims an XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon system at Aberdeen Test Center, Md.

The proliferation of highly capable electronics and advanced military weaponry could dull the edge U.S. ground forces have over their enemies in future ground conflict, but precision-guided small arms could sharpen the Army’s lethality, if not reverse that trend, a new think tank study finds.A litany of procurement programs and government and private laboratory efforts are on the cusp of bringing precision weaponry to the individual soldier. Paul Scharre, senior fellow and director of the Future of Warfare Initiative at…

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