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By David Roza Dec 10, 2020

News

Weed avenger: Defense contractor strikes back after losing security clearance for marijuana prescription

“Bring on the handcuffs."

By Jared Keller Nov 14, 2020

Military Tech

The Army is hunting for a replacement for its man-portable Stinger missile

The Army is looking for a fresh man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) to replace the shoulder-launched Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger missile...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 29, 2020

Military Tech

The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords

The U.S. military has been quietly taking out terrorist leaders in Syria with a modified Hellfire missile packed full of...

By Benjamin Brimelow, Business Insider Sep 1, 2020

History

How Nazi Germany’s unstoppable ‘wonder weapon’ changed the face of modern warfare

For almost a year, more than 3,000 V-2 rockets would be launched at civilian and military targets in Belgium, Britain,...

By Task & Purpose Aug 5, 2020

Military Tech

Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii

The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range...

By Jared Keller Jun 16, 2020

Military Tech

A missile full of swords was likely behind the death of two Al Qaeda commanders in Syria

A drone strike that killed two senior commanders of an al Qaeda-linked terror group in northwestern Syria likely employed a...

By David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times Jun 10, 2020

Analysis

The Pentagon wants to base missiles in the Pacific to counter China. Some allies don’t want them

The governor of a Japanese territory where the Pentagon is thinking about basing missiles capable of threatening China has a...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider May 15, 2020

Military Tech

Trump claims the US is building a ‘super duper missile’

"We have, I call it, the 'super duper missile'"

By David Wichner, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Apr 21, 2020

Military Tech

Raytheon wins major Air Force contract to develop air-launched nuclear cruise missile

In a surprise move, the Air Force has named Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense the sole-source contractor on a multibillion...

By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha, Reuters Mar 9, 2020

News

North Korea test-fires three short-range missiles into the sea

North Korea launched multiple short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills, a week after it...

By Hyonhee Shin and Sangmi Cha, Reuters Mar 2, 2020

News

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two short-range missiles off the east coast into the sea on Monday, resuming testing after a three-month...

By Task & Purpose Feb 28, 2020

News

China’s Military Buildup

China has rapidly increased its research and development in technology in recent years.

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters Feb 20, 2020

News

‘Hit with a truck’ — How Iran’s missiles inflicted traumatic brain injuries on US troops

Reuters interviewed more than a dozen officials and soldiers and spoke with brain-injury specialists to assemble the most comprehensive account...

By Jared Keller Feb 18, 2020

Military Tech

DARPA wants to build a flying machine gun

What's cooler than a single missile? How about a missile with a high-powered machine gun attached?

By Ben Gilbert, Business Insider Jan 26, 2020

News

The Iranian military reportedly tried to cover up its downing of a Ukrainian airliner from Iran’s own president

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, carrying 176 people, crashed in Iran on January 8

By Reuters Staff Jan 9, 2020

News

Iran warns of ‘harsher revenge’ after ballistic missile attack on US targets in Iraq

U.S. forces "couldn't do a damn thing," said a Revolutionary Guards official.

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 8, 2020

News

Satellite images show base damage after Iran launched a missile attack on US and coalition forces in Iraq

"Maybe they intended to strike sites with equipment over people."

By Jared Keller Jan 8, 2020

News

No Americans were harmed by Iran’s missile attack, Trump says

Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. and coalition personnel stationed in Iraq on Tuesday night in...

By Jared Keller Dec 27, 2019

Military Tech

The Navy’s newest ship-killer missile is ready for a fight

The newest weapon in the Navy's arsenal is ready for action

By Reuters Staff Oct 14, 2019

News

Russia is planning a major test of its ballistic and cruise missile systems

The exercise, from Oct. 15-17, will involve around 12,000 military personnel, as well as nuclear bombers, surface ships and submarines

By Jesse Johnson, Japan Times Aug 4, 2019

News

Free from the INF Treaty, Esper says he wants to deploy new missiles to Asia ‘sooner rather than later’

"I would prefer months ... But these things tend to take longer than expected."

By Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com May 10, 2019

Military Tech

The Marine Corps is getting a new long-range missile to take out enemy ships

The Marine Corps is dropping nearly $48 million on Raytheon's Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as it moves toward a series...

By Jared Keller Feb 27, 2019

Military Tech

The Pentagon’s new plan to kill North Korean ICBMs is basically ripped right from ‘Asteroid’

The Defense Department is weighing a plan to deploy F-35 fighters to hover on the outskirts of North Korea airspace...

By Jared Keller Feb 19, 2019

Military Tech

The Marines are looking for new missiles to blast holes in enemy ships ‘as fast as possible’

The Marine Corps is looking for a new long-range anti-ship missile amid a major transformation of the service's naval warfare...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Feb 13, 2019

Military Tech

US sabotage may be behind Iran’s embarrassing rocket launch failures

Iran tried twice in the past month to launch a satellite into space. Both attempts ended in failure, and it...

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Weed avenger: Defense contractor strikes back after losing security clearance for marijuana prescription

The Army is hunting for a replacement for its man-portable Stinger missile

The US military is quietly killing terrorist leaders in Syria with its secret missile packed with swords

How Nazi Germany’s unstoppable ‘wonder weapon’ changed the face of modern warfare

Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii

A missile full of swords was likely behind the death of two Al Qaeda commanders in Syria

The Pentagon wants to base missiles in the Pacific to counter China. Some allies don’t want them

Trump claims the US is building a ‘super duper missile’

Raytheon wins major Air Force contract to develop air-launched nuclear cruise missile

North Korea test-fires three short-range missiles into the sea

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into Sea of Japan

China’s Military Buildup

‘Hit with a truck’ — How Iran’s missiles inflicted traumatic brain injuries on US troops

DARPA wants to build a flying machine gun

The Iranian military reportedly tried to cover up its downing of a Ukrainian airliner from Iran’s own president

Iran warns of ‘harsher revenge’ after ballistic missile attack on US targets in Iraq

Satellite images show base damage after Iran launched a missile attack on US and coalition forces in Iraq

No Americans were harmed by Iran’s missile attack, Trump says

The Navy’s newest ship-killer missile is ready for a fight

Russia is planning a major test of its ballistic and cruise missile systems

Free from the INF Treaty, Esper says he wants to deploy new missiles to Asia ‘sooner rather than later’

The Marine Corps is getting a new long-range missile to take out enemy ships

The Pentagon’s new plan to kill North Korean ICBMs is basically ripped right from ‘Asteroid’

The Marines are looking for new missiles to blast holes in enemy ships ‘as fast as possible’

US sabotage may be behind Iran’s embarrassing rocket launch failures