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

The war in Ukraine showed the US Army just how effective small drones can be. They can be more than scouts. They can be ...

Summary and Key Points – The cancellation of the M10 Booker in mid-2025 has ignited a rapid shift in the U.S. Army land ...

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC. U.S. Army Releases Performance Details As Laser Weapons Enter Service is available to both ...

The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain while allowing ...

In the race to build anti-drone weapons intended for use in a war zone, it is unclear how they may be used safely in crowded ...

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. This can be brought about by sudden, rapid advances in contemporary technologies ...

Recent live-fire training near the North Korean border helped familiarize U.S. soldiers with CROWS, which lets them fire ...

Weapons that survived multiple wars did so through continuous upgrades and proven battlefield reliability rather than replacement with newer systems. Many enduring platforms like the B-52 and M2 ...

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 ...