Thursday, March 13, 2025
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The U.S. has fielded a number of game-changing aircraft over the years, but some were canceled before they could change the game.
Roadrunner doesn’t work like traditional missile interceptors.
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane. Here’s a Hawk on a train.
America’s MIM-104 Patriot Air Defense system, like the air defense enterprise itself, is a widely misunderstood topic online.
Despite the widespread popularity of the SEALs, not many know about the humble beginnings of the community during the early, bleak years of World War II.
In 2017, the United States Army announced that the SIG P320 had won the Army’s Modular Handgun Contest to replace the Beretta M9.
The dense jungles of Vietnam pushed fighting to a close-quarters environment where shotguns were highly effective.
Russia is sending soldiers who were wounded in the Ukraine war to recuperate in North Korea, its ambassador to Pyongyang told state media.
After weeks of drone sightings over New Jersey, one little-discussed but public NASA program may explain at least some of the large and unusual platforms witnesses have spotted in the night skies.
Drones are a concern for the U.S. military, given the low costs of many drones and the ability to mobilize them in large swarms.
Thousands of pagers issued to Hezbollah operatives detonated in what appears to be a converted attack from Israel’s Mossad.
Lockheed Martin’s Mako missile has been touted as a hypersonic multi-mission weapon – and now we know it can fit inside the F-22.
The U.S. has fielded a number of game-changing aircraft over the years, but some were canceled before they could change the game.
Roadrunner doesn’t work like traditional missile interceptors.
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane. Here’s a Hawk on a train.
Freezing security aid to Ukraine will help Russia and very likely distance the U.S. from its NATO and European allies.
Russia is sending soldiers who were wounded in the Ukraine war to recuperate in North Korea, its ambassador to Pyongyang told state media.
Effective and terrifying, the cheap, commercially available remote-controlled drones are the new Improvised Explosive Devices.
In 2017, the United States Army announced that the SIG P320 had won the Army’s Modular Handgun Contest to replace the Beretta M9.
The dense jungles of Vietnam pushed fighting to a close-quarters environment where shotguns were highly effective.
Sometimes, special operations forces need to use a handgun as a primary offensive weapon, and SOCOM went looking for such a gun.
Despite the widespread popularity of the SEALs, not many know about the humble beginnings of the community during the early, bleak years of World War II.
The dense jungles of Vietnam pushed fighting to a close-quarters environment where shotguns were highly effective.
Conan burst through the door cupola on the roof of Modelo, which had been explosively opened by a member of his assault team just seconds before.
Within days of taking office, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump made a surprising announcement.
Newly installed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth underlined the project as a priority.
The military knows the value of being able to lob a shell or rocket down range, but it also knows it needs to step up its game. Russia and China are both stepping up theirs.
Despite the widespread popularity of the SEALs, not many know about the humble beginnings of the community during the early, bleak years of World War II.
The U.S. has fielded a number of game-changing aircraft over the years, but some were canceled before they could change the game.
In 1980, the U.S. Army feared an armada of Soviet tanks would sweep across Western Europe, all the way to the English Channel – and that it could do nothing to stop it.
