Governments kept advanced military weapons secret for decades to maintain strategic advantages over rivals, with technologies like stealth aircraft, hypersonic systems, and nuclear weapons eventually ...
Across decades of conflict, only a select group of weapons proved so reliable and adaptable that they remained in service long after their expected lifespan. These systems survived shifting ...
A 33rd Fighter Wing aircraft maintainer moves by the Department of Defense's newest aircraft, the U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter (JSF), before giving the pilot the order to taxi ...
Advanced military systems often deliver superior combat capability but impose heavy sustainment burdens that limit readiness and deployability. Stealth aircraft like the B-2 and F-22 require ...
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 ...
China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military ...
Laser weapons are such an entrenched sci-fi trope that it's easy to forget just how real this tech can be (and is). While we're not exactly close to seeing real-life "Star Wars" space battles, the U.S ...
Several military technological innovations have changed the course of history. From the sailing ship to the stirrup, these advances have pushed the world into new directions, and chief among them is ...
The Amphibious transport dock USS Portland with a mounted Laser Weapons System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0, center, in 2021. (Lance Cpl. Patrick Katz/U.S. Marine Corps) Editor’s note: This story ...
PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rochefort Asset Management, a U.S. national security-focused investment management firm licensed under the Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) of the U.S.
North Korea tested new weapons including cluster and electromagnetic systems, signaling a shift toward disruptive, hybrid ...
Mexican drug cartels operate with firepower that rivals some military units. Their arsenals include pistols, rifles, machine guns, and occasionally heavier military equipment such as grenade launchers ...