Warfare is changing fast, and the US Army is scrambling to keep up. Its new approach to weapons development aims to move quickly, find flaws early, and fix them before they turn into tougher and far ...

Not every weapon that enters military service becomes the game-changer it was advertised to be. Some turn out to be unreliable, dangerous, or just way too expensive to justify keeping in the field.

The U.S. Army wants to speed up drone procurement while also developing laser weapons to shoot down enemy unmanned vehicles. A “Request for Information” from the Army seeks ideas for using High-Energy ...

The Army is rethinking how it wants to actively evolve itself in a world of changing technology — a conversation with the force’s leading tech expert. Military ...

The weapons U.S. forces trust most weren’t chosen for novelty or hype. They earned their reputations the hard way, through repeated use in real combat across multiple conflicts and environments. From ...

A quadcopter drone burns after being hit by a laser weapon system at Camp Roberts, California, Feb. 6, 2025. (Dan Linehan/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Army aims to produce up to 20 high-energy laser weapons to ...

University of California police will be replenishing and increasing their stockpile of military-grade weapons and equipment — including drones, bullets and thousands of pepper-ball rounds — as part of ...

The US Army is trying a new, quicker, more iterative approach to weapons and systems development. Its new command and control platform, NGC2, is a prime example of the service's efforts. Concerns ...