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By the end of the summer, the first unit in the U.S. Army could be equipped with a hypersonic weapon. While the Pentagon hasn’t...
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By the end of the summer, the first unit in the U.S. Army could be equipped with a hypersonic weapon. While the Pentagon hasn’t...
In December of last year, the U.S. Army tested its Extended Range Cannon Artillery System, or ERCA, at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona....
The Israeli defense firm Rafael teamed up with the U.S. Army to evaluate one of their SPIKE anti-armor missiles. The test, which Rafael called...
Firearms design isn’t easy, and even trained engineers have had trouble turning a concept into a reliable weapon. And while countless small arms used...
As anti-tank weapons go, one, in particular, didn’t have an extraordinary range, it had limited stopping power, aiming was rather crude and it was...
Though the M16 rifle had a rocky start, it addressed a crucial need in the United States military: a fully automatic rifle that was...
The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a U.S. Army initiative that has a lot on its plate: replace both the M4 carbine...
There are countless examples of military systems that shouldn’t have gone forward – but too often designers “chased” the problems, and in the end...
Baretta APX: Despite offering the Army a solid pistol design–and enjoying several advantages–Beretta lost. Here’s why. The Competition The XM17 Modular Handgun System competition...
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Army announced their desire to acquire a longer-range, more mobile howitzer system that could replace the current Army fleet...