The M27 IAR is chambered for 5.56mm NATO legacy cartridge, while the M7 rifle is chambered for the larger and more modern ...

The U.S. continues to lag behind its adversaries in the hypersonic arms race. Both China and Russia likely have multiple operational hypersonic weapons, according to a recent congressional report, and ...

The new office wants to speed up the development of new ideas, increases the competition for businesses, and keeps soldiers involved throughout.

Summary and Key Points - The cancellation of the M10 Booker in mid-2025 has ignited a rapid shift in the U.S. Army land warfare strategy. It follows a pattern of the Army cancelling many different ...

Combat exposes weapon flaws missed in testing like maintenance complexity and environmental stress that controlled trials cannot replicate. Many failed weapons were overdesigned or mismatched to ...

Weapons that survived multiple wars did so through continuous upgrades and proven battlefield reliability rather than replacement with newer systems. Many enduring platforms like the B-52 and M2 ...

WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Monday he would not tolerate sending soldiers into a modern conflict with decades-old weapons, using an expletive in a public speech to highlight his ...

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. This can be brought about by sudden, rapid advances in contemporary technologies ...