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Extended Range Cannon Artillery fires Excalibur
Photos show Navy’s mine-sniffing dolphins being transported on Air Force cargo plane
Flashbangs are ‘weapons of mass death and destruction,’ North Carolina Supreme Court rules
Explosions in Russia Suggest Nuclear Weapon Development
The US military can officially sow the Earth with land mines again
DoD expected to loosen restrictions on landmine use in move that totally won’t blow up in anybody’s face
The US dropped more munitions on Afghanistan last year than any other time in the last decade
The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are done flying with nuclear bombs
The Marine Corps is officially picking up some lightweight ammo for the M2 machine gun
3 civilians tried entering a Hawaii military base in a car reeking of weed with a dud mortar round in the backseat
The Army has selected Sig Sauer to make ammo for its bolt-action sniper rifle
A Florida woman thought she found a porcelain plate. Turns out it was a WWII land mine.
We salute the all-women Air Force team that crushed a weapons loading competition dressed as Rosie the Riveter
Experts say terrorists could make a ‘dirty bomb’ from this common medical device
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David Willman and Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times
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The US military is testing water-penetrating bullets so Navy SEALs can shoot from underwater
Marine vet-turned-gunrunner faces new firearm charges over large ammo buy
The Army’s new EOD robot looks like WALL-E on a diet of Rip-Its and dip
The Navy wants to get more deployments out of its EOD techs
The Air Force may load up the B-52 with more bombs than ever in its search for a new ‘arsenal plane’
The Air Force’s munitions shortage is about to get even worse
The legendary Carl Gustaf just took a major step towards a lethal new upgrade
Inside the Army’s quest for a revolutionary new bullet
7 types of ammo you should definitely put up your butt
US bombs its own ammo dump in Syria as most troops beat a hasty retreat from the country
A soldier stole a 155mm artillery round during training and nobody noticed for 6 years
The Marine Corps is eyeing this lightweight polymer ammo for its ‘Ma Deuce’ .50 cal machine guns
The Air Force blew up tons of explosives seized from a single Florida man
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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The US military dropped more bombs on Afghanistan in the last month than it has since 2010
Video appears to show RPG flying past man’s head as he documents Iraq’s deadly protests
You can now buy the ammo specially made for the Army’s new handgun
The Marine Corps is eyeing these stackable stun grenades that can double as breaching charges
US agrees to sell $39 million worth of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine
A soldier asked Reddit what kind of ammo this is. The responses were alarmingly consistent
Marines are testing a non-lethal mortar round for crowd control
Former Army EOD tech gets 5 years probation for trying to sell guns and explosives to buyers in Mexico
Trump claims Mattis asked for a military operation to be delayed due to an ‘ammo shortage’
Trump says the US military has super weapons that are even bigger and better than its nuclear arsenal
The Air Force is investigating how white phosphorus rockets ended up all over a Tucson road
This could be the Army’s new 6.8mm cartridge of choice
This squid-like drone is an underwater bomb designed to attack warships, either alone on in a swarm
Meet this year’s top military working dog
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Trent Brown, The News & Observer
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His father died in a WWII cargo ship explosion. Now a former CIA officer, he claims the Navy covered up the real cause
Watch an explosion at a Russian arms depot in Siberia create a massive shockwave
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Polina Devitt And Anastasia Lyrchikova, Reuters
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Iran has hundreds of naval mines. U.S. Navy minesweepers find old dishwashers and car parts.
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Megan Rose, Robert Faturechi, and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica
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British SAS soldier who died in Syria was killed by friendly ‘accidental detonation,’ not IED like Pentagon initially claimed
The US is freaking out over the growing threat of Iranian kamikaze drones across the Middle East
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Babak Dehghanpisheh and Phil Stewart, Reuters
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Air Force A-10 gets hit by bird, ‘inadvertently’ drops 3 dummy bombs in Florida
If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my AI-powered ‘Spice’ bombs
Two oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman
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Lisa Barrington and Rania El Gamal, Reuters
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Should the Army switch from 5.56mm to 6.8mm ammo?
The US claims Russia has been secretly testing low-yield nukes to strengthen its arsenal
South Korea’s army is training drones to teabag enemies with explosives
The CIA designed a secret Hellfire missile that’s basically a meteor filled with swords to minimize civilian casualties
An Army training range riddled with unexploded ordnance is now home to Alaska’s largest wildfire
The Army is stockpiling ammo ahead of its next big fight
The Pentagon wants a buttload of guided rockets to slap Russia and China from hundreds of miles away
A Florida man tried to bring an RPG on a commercial flight
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Pamela Lehman And Tom Shortell, The Morning Call
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The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are getting the ability to drop smart bombs like never before
2 Army EOD soldiers indicted for allegedly trying to sell guns and explosives they knew would be sent to Mexico
The company behind the AK-47 just unveiled a new kamikaze drone
Hand grenades from the last major battle of the Revolutionary War have repeatedly scrambled bomb squads in Virginia’s capital
3 former Marines plead guilty to stealing munitions from Navy sub base
The Navy Quietly Tested Supersonic Ammo At Sea Last Year
China Is Flaunting Its Homegrown Version Of The US Military’s ‘Mother of All Bombs’