The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will ...

Petty Officer Second Class Brian Diaz saw the small drone coming in through his binoculars. The US Navy sailor quickly called in the threat and got the go-ahead to open fire on it with his ...

Military doctrine is supposed to tell soldiers how to fight, but history shows that some weapons refuse to follow the rules.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian strategist has argued that infantry weapons such as mortars and machine guns are obsolete. He said he believed drones ...

The jungles of Vietnam served as proving grounds for guns like the M16 and variations of the minigun American arms used throughout the conflict gained iconic status among soldiers and the general ...

CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa — Marines who normally man a desk stepped behind machine guns at a firing range on this northern Okinawa base recently to hone their skills defending a command post. About 30 ...

The engagement came during a major NATO exercise focused on naval air defense. It underscores how drones are increasingly becoming a key element of maritime warfare. Petty Officer Second Class Brian ...