Jun 5, 2024 · The U.S. military could soon have new uncrewed aircraft that carry weapons and take off and land vertically. The vehicles could undergo test flights as early as 2026.

Jan 23, 2024 · The U.K. military has successfully tested a high-power laser weapon designed to knock drones out of the sky. The laser weapon, dubbed "DragonFire," passed its first field test by shooting …

Dec 2, 2023 · Today's infrared lasers are only powerful enough to disable aerial targets, but scientists now have the keys to building high-powered laser weaponry that can 'melt' distant targets.

Jul 2, 2018 · The weapon is ready for mass production, but its creator, ZKZM Laser, hasn't found a licensed weapons-production company ready to take the guns on at $15,000 a unit, yet.

Apr 4, 2018 · From bat bombs to chicken-heated nukes, here are some of the most outlandish military weapons ever conceived.

Apr 6, 2017 · Though chemical weapons were responsible for only about 1 percent of the Great War's dead, they provided the 20th century with a dangerous new weapon of mass destruction, according …

Nov 19, 2013 · From drones to space weapons, here are seven technologies that transformed warfare.

May 9, 2025 · New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.

Mar 15, 2025 · Scientists have been building nuclear weapons for more than 80 years, but crafting this technology remains a challenge.

Apr 24, 2018 · When facing rivals, the warriors of New Guinea had a choice of deadly bone daggers; they could fight with daggers crafted from human thighbones or weapons shaped from the …