Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command thinks that the Army’s Long-range Precision Fires project is not just plain stupid, but also a...
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The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command thinks that the Army’s Long-range Precision Fires project is not just plain stupid, but also a...
The AGM-114 Hellfire missile has been a staple in American media for what seems like forever. You can find them in movies, television shows,...
For several decades, the U.S. Army’s standard sniper rifle was the M24, essentially a slightly modified version of the Remington 700 rifle, known for...
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...
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...
One of the most iconic scenes in the over-the-top Rambo: First Blood Part II involves the shirtless Sylvester Stallone wielding the M60E3 while firing...
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...
Sometime this year, the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW)competition will conclude, a contest that pits some of the world’s biggest defense heavyweights...
There are countless examples of military systems that shouldn’t have gone forward – but too often designers “chased” the problems, and in the end...