The Army Has Finally Fielded Its Next Generation Squad Weapons The Army has officially fielded its Next Generation Squad Weapon systems to its first unit, replacing its M4 and M249 weapons...
This Is Why the Trebuchet Was the Superior Siege Engine Trebuchets are the medieval great-grandfathers of modern artillery.
The Army Is Paying $87 Million for An Upgraded Carl Gustaf The seven-year deal is for an indefinite quantity of the M3E1 Carl Gustaf multi-role, shoulder-fired weapon.
Inside SecDef Jim Mattis’ $2.5 Billion Plan to Make the Infantry Deadlier DoD is investing in weapons, unmanned systems, body armor, training and new technology for close-combat forces.
Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles from US Army Stockpile Headed to Eastern Europe The U.S. plans to transfer hundreds of Javelin anti-tank missiles from the U.S. Army stockpile to the government of Georgia...
In a First, Marines Shoot HIMARS Rocket from Amphibious Ship The amphibious transport dock USS Anchorage became the base for a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rocket launch this...
'Captain Crunch:' The DoD Gun Muncher That Has Destroyed 1M Firearms It's the place where military weapons go to die.
US Army Adds 84mm Recoilless Rifle to Platoon Arsenal Army infantry platoons will soon have the 84mm Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle as a permanently assigned weapon.
Investigators to Army: Consider Canceling Troubled Airburst Weapon After two years of delays, the U.S. Army should consider canceling the shoulder-fired 25mm airburst weapon, investigators say...
Army Defends New Airburst Weapon Targeted by Pentagon Critics Army weapons officials are planning a late-September response to Pentagon investigators' recent criticisms of the XM25.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...