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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army demonstrated a drone kill in 2025 using a laser weapon integrated into a Stryker vehicle at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Credit: Jim Kendall/ U.S. Army The time has come for high-energy lasers.

The US Army has awarded a contract to integrate the M240 configuration of the Allen Control Systems (ACS) Bullfrog autonomous turret for at least two combat vehicles, a company executive told Janes on ...

Russia’s military launched roughly 415 explosive-laden kamikaze drones towards Ukraine on September 9 last year—the majority Shahed-136s of Iranian design, which followed pre-programmed navigational ...

The State Department approved a substantial weapons sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States on Wednesday, a diplomatic institution representing Taiwan’s ...