Weapons

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the U.S. have been working for nearly a decade on methods to...

Heavy armored warfare is entering a transition period. Legacy main battle tanks remain lethal, but they are increasingly challenged by precision anti-tank weapons, drones,...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of suicide drones, marking a significant escalation in the country’s military capabilities. This...

In recent years, the defense establishment has been facing a dual challenge. On the one hand, there is a growing need for fast, flexible...

China’s National University of Defense Technology’s College of Aerospace Science and Engineering in Changsha has developed a cooling device designed to enhance the performance...

Long available only to military and law enforcement customers, a commercial version of the SCAR 20 rifle has been released by FN. The new civilian...

Drone swarm attacks have become part of the battlefield in areas of conflict. “Looking at non-state actor drone operations in the last 2-3 years, I...

The ability to rapidly detect biothreats often relies on expertise and equipment that’s difficult to transport and takes time to carry out. A new...

Nammo Raufoss in Norway is working on a drone-mounted M72 concept. The M72 is a 66mm caliber single-use light anti-tank weapon effective against a...

Russia is carrying on tests of its next-generation Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighters for equipping them with missiles and bombs. The T-50 fighter, a single-seat,...

The U.S. Army is fixing a flaw in its carbines that allows some of the rifles to fire without pulling the trigger, a serious...

Russia is now working on a long-range unmanned strike system. Designed to infiltrate far into an enemy's territory, the new system will carry both...

Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133 has completed a historic five-month deployment to the Middle East and Eastern Pacific as part of the Abraham Lincoln...

The US House Intelligence Committee issued a warning to Congress about a "serious national security threat" in regards to Russia’s plans for a nuclear-armed...

As hypersonic weapons move from demonstration programs toward operational deployment, a central challenge has emerged: how to produce them quickly and affordably at scale....

A new technology will enable long-range precision fires, one of the U.S. Army’s key priorities, and significantly extend the range of the military’s current...

Innovative development in the realm of the anti-submarine warfare was demonstrated. A new multi mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) system was demonstrated live by...

Modern warfare, much of which takes place in densely populated areas, has led to an increase in friendly fire incidents. A new and surprising...

The U.S. Air Force wants to equip its war planes with the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) by 2020. According to The Defense...

In the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia has been transforming hoverboards into battlefield robots. By connecting two hoverboards, a Russian group has created four-wheeled...

Several weeks ago it was made public that the United States, headed by President Obama, is working on a new legislation according to which...

Munitions ricochet during live-fire training can endanger the warfighters. In order to better protect them during training, a new Google Maps-style software tool has...