Combat exposes weapon flaws missed in testing like maintenance complexity and environmental stress that controlled trials cannot replicate. Many failed weapons were overdesigned or mismatched to ...

The AK-47 became the global standard for insurgency due to extreme reliability and low cost. IEDs emerged as the most lethal insurgent weapon of the 21st century in Iraq and Afghanistan. Armed Toyota ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

For better or worse, the future of warfare involves new and more powerful weapons to tackle adversaries on a global scale. Weapons technology is a billion-dollar business, so there is plenty of ...

The United States military is the most powerful fighting force on the planet. Its spending outpaces every other nation by a wide margin, and the tools that American servicemembers have at their ...

South Korea’s defense industry showcased its global ambitions this week in Riyadh. The country unveiled advanced land, sea, and air systems, including AI weapons. The display took place at one of the ...