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The Army's Black Hawk helicopters are testing a new laser system to fend off heat-seeking missiles
The new Common Infrared Countermeasures system (CIRCM), developed by Northrop Grumman, is designed …
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
The Army successfully tested a laser gun on an Apache helicopter
Laser weapons are unique in that humans can't hear or see them, which does not bode well for the en…
Daniel Brown
Here's Everything You Need To Know About Russia's Deadliest Helicopter
Now, it is a crucial piece in the air forces of at least 34 countries and has amassed an impressive…
Brian Jones
Fully Armed Chinese Z-10 Helicopter With Extra Fuel Tanks On 'Combat Status'
The Shuimen airbase compliments China's nearby East Fleet that maintains 35 ships in the region, in…
Robert Johnson
Grandmother was likely killed by fellow Israelis firing on Hamas militants abducting her on October 7, says report
Efrat Katz, a 68-year-old Israeli grandmother, was likely killed by her country's military as they …
Rebecca Rommen
The Russian weapons Ukrainian soldiers most fear, according to an expert
Russia is leaning heavily on key weapons in its increasingly desperate battle to contain Ukraine's …
Tom Porter
Ukrainian troops are abandoning US tactics in their counteroffensive because they haven't worked
Ukrainian troops trained and equipped by the West have made only modest gains in their counteroffen…
Tom Porter
Ukrainian troops are getting just weeks of training on military equipment that takes months to master
CNN reported that Ukrainian troops get just weeks to learn to use Bradley fighting vehicles, armore…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
Russia's top general Sergei Shoigu bragged that the Kremlin's war in Ukraine has 'debunked many myths' that NATO weapons and military standards are superior
"We are ready to share assessments of the weaknesses of Western technology with our partners," Shoi…
Matthew Loh
How a Night Stalker pilot survived being shot down in Iraq and teamed up with Delta Force to go after the shooter
The "Night Stalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is the world's pre…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How special operators from Down Under made their mark alongside US commandos in Vietnam
In Vietnam, Australia's Special Air Service Regiment and New Zealand's Special Air Service earned a…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
A 1980s showdown with Iran was US Special Operations Command's first test in combat
From 1987 to 1989, US special-operation units deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Prime Chan…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine
Despite being close to 50 years old, the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has filled an impo…
Benjamin Brimelow
How a daring mission behind enemy lines turned into a disaster for the US's secretive Vietnam-era special operators
The 1967 mission led by the secretive MACV-SOG quickly went wrong, and US forces spent days fightin…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
India is updating its air force for a modern war, and China isn't its only concern
India's efforts to expand and modernize its air force show how serious it is about countering the t…
Benjamin Brimelow
The US 'annihilated' Russian mercenaries in Syria 4 years ago. But in Ukraine, the stakes are much higher.
Experts and officials caution that Russia's direct involvement in Ukraine raises the stakes and tha…
Christopher Woody
One of the Air Force's biggest planes has helped pull off every major special ops mission since Vietnam
"We don't kick in any doors, but we enable the special operators on the ground to kick them," a for…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
The story of the first special-ops mission deep inside Afghanistan just weeks after 9/11, from troops who were there
A few weeks after the September 11 attacks, the Army's Delta Force, Rangers, and "Night Stalkers" w…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How a growing fight against a little-known ISIS affiliate pulled in US Green Berets and foreign mercenaries
Dozens of US Green Berets are in Mozambique to help counter a growing insurgency that Russian and S…
Jacob Sotak
How the Army's elite Delta Force pulled off a record-setting mission against the Taliban only weeks after 9/11
In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning what remains the longes…