The XM8 carbine has a shorter barrel and suppressor than the M7, and is also about a pound lighter than the rifle.

Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the ...

For decades, many of the most advanced military weapons were developed in complete secrecy.

The military is keeping the aging drone going, adding new weapons and boosting its range and electronic warfare capabilities.

The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.

Throughout history, many of the technologies that define modern life began as military innovations.

A new report raises serious concerns with how few guardrails there are for advanced weaponry, as the Department of Defense demands billions for these systems ...

Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to. For Navy SEALs, that pressure came as warfare moved indoors, after dark, and into environments where adaptability mattered more ...

A top US army official said the service is “very close” to fielding the US military’s first hypersonic weapon, a forecast at odds with recent Pentagon assessments that more testing is needed before it ...

The history of warfare stretches back thousands of years. One of the earliest recorded conflicts took place around 2700 B.C., ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines detonate C4 plastic explosives at the ETA-7 Engineer Demolition Training Range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North ...

This article examines where Mexican cartels obtain weapons, including U.S. civilian markets, international manufacturers, ...