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

The U.S. Army has repeatedly declared it is closing in on deploying its first hypersonic weapon, the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW. But a pattern of missed deadlines, unresolved test failures, ...

Overcoming prolonged delays and technical challenges, the US Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon is approaching ...

The Army designation of an operational hypersonic missile battery would be a major step for the program, which has faced development and testing delays.

Laser weapons have become super portable. Defense and security company NUBURU's Lyocon subsidiary has adapted industrial laser technology to create an anti-drone laser weapon small and light enough to ...

The U.S. Army is closing in on deploying its first hypersonic weapon, a ground-launched missile system called Dark Eagle with a reported range of 1,725 miles. But the path to that milestone has been ...

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

"The future of warfare is Ukraine producing 7 million drones per year right now," former CIA director and retired Gen. David Patraeus said.