Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to. For Navy SEALs, that pressure came as warfare moved indoors, ...

The M1 Garand established semi-automatic rifles as the infantry standard and shaped modern assault doctrine. The StG 44 created the blueprint for modern assault rifles with its intermediate-caliber ...

Airburst munitions are designed to detonate in midair, spreading thousands of fragments over a wide area instead of striking a single point. This breakdown explains how airburst weapons work, from ...

Internal bays are far harder to use than simple hardpoints—but can help to keep a stealth plane stealthy, while external weapons light up on enemy radar.

Throughout history, military innovation has often pushed the boundaries of what society considers acceptable warfare. Some weapons proved so devastating or caused such horrific suffering that nations ...

Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to.