Munitions

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A Navy F/A-18F came home from Iran with ‘Sub Buster’ markings

By Austin Campbell

Posted on Oct 6, 2026

How the claymore mine changed the battlefield forever

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Oct 5, 2023

What are EFP bombs?

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Sep 21, 2023

Pentagon plans to produce 100,000 artillery shells a month in 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 17, 2023

Army ramping up production of 155mm artillery shells next year

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 7, 2023

US military destroys the last of its chemical weapons

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 9, 2023

Why the US is considering giving Ukraine cluster munitions

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 30, 2023

The Marine Corps is doubling down on loitering munitions ahead of the next big war

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jun 6, 2023

The Air Force wants to load up the B-1B Lancer with more bombs than ever before

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2023

The Army is eying a new all-in-one proximity round for its 30mm chain guns

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2023

The beloved A-10 Warthog has a brand new role: bomb truck

By Jared Keller

Posted on Apr 27, 2023

Russia jams US GPS-guided weapons given to Ukraine, leaked info shows

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

The Army’s next-generation artillery shell has double the range of its existing precision-guided arsenal

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 31, 2023

Military buying more missiles and other weapons to fight China, Russia

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Why mortars are increasingly important on the modern battlefield

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

US special operators to test an X-wing-like loitering munition

By Jared Keller

Posted on Jan 20, 2023