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IAF's C-17 aircraft executes precision airdrop in Arabian Sea, helps Navy seize hijacked vessel
A C-17 tactical transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) executed a precision airdrop of tw…
PTI
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New precision-guided shells are giving Ukraine an edge over Russia in their grinding artillery battle
Ukrainians using US-made HIMARS rockets have devastated Russian arms depots and command posts, but …
Michael Peck
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Withholding US weapons from Israel could force changes in how it fights but may not stop its devastating assault
The US paused one shipment of bombs to Israel last week, but President Joe Biden has threatened to …
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine's getting more longe-range missiles that leave the Russians with 'nowhere to hide'
Multiple NATO countries have promised Ukraine powerful missiles that Kyiv previously used to hit hi…
Jake Epstein
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Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs
The US Patriot surface-to-air missile system was not designed to combat vintage Russian bombs, mili…
Rebecca Rommen
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The US Air Force's plan to give its biggest planes new missions has gotten China's attention
US airmen have shown they can drop missiles from cargo planes and hit a target. Now they're looking…
Christopher Woody
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A fighter plane designed for the US Navy during World War II was still taking down jet fighters over Vietnam 20 years later
The A-1 Skyraider, a piston-engine propeller plane, held its own even as the US military embraced j…
Benjamin Brimelow
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PHOTOS: Special operators and airborne soldiers put the US military's new sniper rifle of choice to the test by jumping out of airplanes with it
The sniper rifle was then checked to make sure it still fired with precision during the post-drop l…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US plan to drop bombs from cargo planes hit another milestone, but the Air Force is still figuring out how it would use it in a war
"We are intentionally trying to be provocative without being escalatory," a US officer said before …
Christopher Woody
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Apple and Samsung newest phones use a little-known technology that lets your phone understand exactly where it is — and could mean you never misplace anything again
The tech will make features like AirDrop more powerful and can help you find lost items or easily m…
Lisa Eadicicco
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The US Air Force is turning cargo planes into flying munitions trucks able to unleash a mass of standoff weapons
The service has been experimenting with using cargo planes to drop lots of long-range weapons that …
Ryan Pickrell
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SOCOM has tough, high-speed boats to get operators on target in any conditions, and they're not just for SEALs
The US Navy's Special Boat Teams and the highly capable boats they operate do a lot more than just …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Apple's newest products come with a powerful chip that's flying under the radar — and it's a key building block for the company's vision of a fully interconnected future
Apple's iPhone 12 and HomePod mini are the latest gadgets to get the company's U1 chip, making them…
Lisa Eadicicco
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The iPhone 12 will reportedly come with faster Wi-Fi, and this small change could have huge implications for Apple's future smartphone plans
802.11ay Wi-Fi networks are said to have qualities that could be vastly useful in AR and VR applica…
Lisa Eadicicco
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The Army expects to roll out a new targeting system that can turn artillery into a 'giant sniper rifle' this year
"It's brand-new cutting-edge technology that is a paradigm shift" in how field artillery could be e…
Christopher Woody
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Samsung just announced the Galaxy Note 20, the newest version of its popular stylus-equipped smartphone that comes with a more powerful processor and better cameras
Samsung's Galaxy Note 20 and 20 Ultra come with better cameras and a faster processor, but they sha…
Lisa Eadicicco
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US soldiers tested the new targeting system that can turn artillery into a 'giant sniper rifle' - and they liked what they saw
Soldiers were also placed at random rally points anywhere from 500 meters to 2 kilometers from thei…
Christopher Woody
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Multiple people got sick after a passenger brought pepper spray on a Hawaiian Airlines plane
In an odd twist, the same Hawaiian Airlines Flight was delayed prior to take-off due to an unrelate…
Brian Pascus
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Donald Trump made a $1 trillion error about nuclear weapons during the first presidential debate
Around that time, the US had nearly 2,000 deployed warheads, while Russia had an estimated 2,600, a…