The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...

The United States Air Force maintains a small, tightly controlled fleet of aircraft certified to deliver nuclear weapons, and ...

President Trump's America First Arms Transfer Strategy Executive Order changes how the U.S. government sells defense systems, putting our needs first.

Potentially getting as small as a mosquito, new micro drone technology could change the nature of some military operations. Micro drones are cheap and versatile, but tiny batteries limit their range.

In the sienna-colored curves of Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, one of the most rugged and lawless regions in the world, a cavernous, grooved crater gouged out from a hillside shines in the winter ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Large defense companies have "conned" the U.S. military into buying expensive equipment when cheaper commercial options would have been available, U.S. Army Secretary Dan ...

As police departments around the country report a surge in 3D-printed firearms turning up at crime scenes, gun safety advocates and law enforcement officials are warning that a new generation of ...

Many military weapons failed not due to poor design but because they required ideal conditions war rarely provides. Systems dependent on clear weather, secure logistics, uncontested access and ...

In September 1943, the Italian battleship Roma was steaming toward Malta to surrender to the Allies when a pair of German Dornier Do 217 bombers appeared overhead. The planes released two Fritz X ...

Though the U.S. military has cutting-edge technology and constantly evolving weapons development, the military also maintains older weapons with proven reliability. These older weapons were introduced ...