Overcoming prolonged delays and technical challenges, the US Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon is approaching ...

The U.S. Army has repeatedly declared it is closing in on deploying its first hypersonic weapon, the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW. But a pattern of missed deadlines, unresolved test failures, ...

Maven is a command-and-control software platform that analyzes battlefield data and identifies targets. It is already the primary AI operating system for the US military.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV), a leading provider of counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) technologies, today announced the successful delivery of two Joint Light ...

War focuses attention on the present. That was very clear from a week’s worth of conversations in Washington with leaders at defense tech startups, traditional military contractors and people close to ...

Militaries frequently fielded weapons with known flaws due to urgency and lack of better alternatives. Early M16 rifles had high malfunction rates in Vietnam from fouling and ammunition ...

Discover the cutting-edge military concept of "upward falling payloads"—an innovative system designed for deep ocean ...

Many Cold War weapons remain in U.S. service because modernization proved faster and cheaper than replacement. Platforms like the B-52 and M2 Browning endure because no newer system matches their ...

The U.S. Army demonstrated a drone kill in 2025 using a laser weapon integrated into a Stryker vehicle at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Credit: Jim Kendall/ U.S. Army The time has come for high-energy lasers.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Army is teaching soldiers to attack with drones, a style of warfare the US isn't used to. But it's also teaching them that ...

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...