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So Long, 5.56: The Army Is Testing A Bigger Bullet For Its SAW And Carbine Replacements
For decades the U.S. military’s rifles and machine guns have chambered either 5.56mm or 7.62mm rounds. Now, the Army’s newest...
The Russian Military Is Officially Replacing The AK-74M With 2 Brand New Kalashnikov Rifles
The Russian military plans on replacing its standard issue AK-74M rifle with the AK-12 and AK-15 developed by legendary Kalashnikov Concern, according to Military...
Is Mattis Messing With The US’s Longstanding Aircraft Carrier Strategy?
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at major changes in the Navy's way of deploying aircraft carriers in comments to the...
Army To Field $34 Million Of Bergdahl-Proof Personal Locating Beacons
Army commanders: Are you worried about losing lieutenants on land nav courses or privates running away into the Taliban-infested mountains...
The Marines Are Buying M27 Rifles At Half Price After Lawmaker Meltdown
Little more than a month after lawmakers threw a temper tantrum about the cost of each M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle,...
Syria Is Now ‘The Most Aggressive Electronic Warfare Environment On The Planet,’ SOCOM Says
General Raymond Thomas, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), revealed that Syria has become the frontline of electronic...
Marines Want A Man-Portable System That Fires Kamikaze Drones
Editor's note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....
How The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter May Have Benefited from Soviet Technology
For all the yelling and shouting over the Department of Defense’s much-maligned F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, there’s an unusual,...
The ‘Most Powerful’ Helicopter Ever Fielded By The US Is Also The Most Expensive
The CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter is on track to enter arsenals around the world within the next few years...
A Small Part Is Causing Big Problems For The Army’s Apache Fleet
This story has been updated. Boeing’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is the aerial attack dog of the U.S. Army, its M230...
Air Force Officials Screwed Up Facts About US Aircraft And Weapons Used To Strike Syria
Editor’s Note: This article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....
France Had Some Issues Firing Ze Missiles During The Syria Strikes
While U.S. and UK forces pummeled three suspected chemical weapons sites across Syria, the French military reportedly had some issues...
Watch 3 F-15s Literally ‘Chase The Moon’ During A Solar Eclipse
You know you’ve got a pretty sweet gig when the morning’s training brief starts out with: “Today, what we’re out...
The Army Wants To By Thousands Of New M16 Rifles, But Not For US Soldiers
This story has been updated The Army may be working overtime to field a more powerful rifle to replace the...
The Air Force’s Futuristic Laser Cannon May Never Get Off The Ground
Air Force Special Operations Command has been itching to add a frickin’ laser beam to the already-brimming arsenal of its...
Watch An M1 Abrams Battle Tank Execute A Near-Perfect Drift
The M1 Abrams main battle tank may be the most iconic armored combat vehicle in the Department of Defense’s arsenal,...
The USS Enterprise Is Officially Dead
The Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding have officially pulled the plug on the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, ending a painstaking, never-before-done...
Lockheed Martin’s New Tanker Drones Are A Glimpse At The Future Of Aerial Warfare
The most exciting advancement in the evolution of the otherwise boring-as-hell world of drones isn’t the MQ-9 Reaper, favored by...
This F-16 Cockpit Video Captures Fantastic Ultra Low-Level Flying Over Japan
If there’s one thing better than watching a low-level fly-by from the ground, it’s watching from the pilot’s perspective. That’s...
The Marine Corps Is Finally Getting The Sniper Rifle It Deserves
The Marine Corps plans on adopting the Mk 13 Mod 7 sniper rifle for Marine scout snipers, officials confirmed to...
SOCOM Accidentally Bought Way, Way Too Much Combat Gear
U.S. Special Operations Command purchased at least $26.3 million in extra gear ranging from handheld radios to night vision goggles,...
This Iconic Vietnam-Era Rocket Launcher Just Got A Major Upgrade, And Marines Say It’s A ‘Game Changer’
First adopted by the Army and Marine Corps at the height of the Vietnam War, the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon...
The Navy Is Using ATARI To Remotely Control And Land Fighter Jets
The United States Navy is testing a new system called the ATARI onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln that allows the Landing Signals...
The A-10 Warthog Just Got The Money It Needs To Stay Alive
The Air Force is set to acquire new wings for its A-10 Thunderbolts in order to keep the vaunted attack...
The Army Is Eyeing This Beastly 40mm Cannon For Its Ground Combat Vehicles
What’s cooler than a Stryker armored fighting vehicle with a 30mm cannon? How about a Stryker with a 40mm cannon?...