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Military gear including guns, tanks, aircraft, missiles, and more, as well as the people and software operating it.

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This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones
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This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The F-35 fighter jet is getting a stealthier air-to-surface missile
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The F-35 fighter jet is getting a stealthier air-to-surface missile

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This massive armored vehicle has a giant plow for clearing Russian mines
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This massive armored vehicle has a giant plow for clearing Russian mines

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an F-35B fighter jet
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What’s in the US military’s historic lost and found: nukes, jets, and drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Saab says it has solved a modern camouflage conundrum
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Saab says it has solved a modern camouflage conundrum

By Kelsey D. Atherton

depleted uranium shells
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Depleted uranium shells for Ukraine are dense, armor-piercing ammunition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lockheed Martin test-fired a missile with twice the range of existing rocket artillery
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Lockheed Martin test-fired a missile with twice the range of existing rocket artillery

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US submarine in Australia
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Australia is eyeing uncrewed vessels to patrol the vast Pacific Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

tu-22m backfire
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The Cold War backstory of Russia’s supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a b-2 bomber in flight
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B-2 bomber’s latest tech upgrade brings it into the 21st century

By Kelsey D. Atherton

ukraine troops training exercise
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Ukraine claims it built a battle drone called SkyKnight that can carry a bomb

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lockheed Martin plans to make its most powerful military laser yet
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Lockheed Martin plans to make its most powerful military laser yet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Trinity test color photo
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How the real Trinity test was filmed and photographed, and where to watch it

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A still from the movie Oppenheimer showing the atomic bomb and Robert Oppenheimer next to one another
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What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell you about atomic bombs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A US soldier holds a cluster bomb shell
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The terrible history behind cluster munitions

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a marine fires a stinger missile
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Raytheon asks retirees for help making new Stinger anti-air missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition
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The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

In photos: Soldiers jam drones with blocky Dronebuster guns
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In photos: Soldiers jam drones with blocky Dronebuster guns

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The M10 Booker combat vehicle.
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The Army’s new 42-ton assault vehicle has a compelling backstory

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What to know about the anti-air missiles the US is sending to Ukraine
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What to know about the anti-air missiles the US is sending to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

angry kitten weapon
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The Air Force’s ‘Angry Kitten’ has been jamming with drones and jets

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm
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The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked
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Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Unarmed missle test launch time lapse at night
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AI should never be able to launch nukes, US legislators say

By Andrew Paul

Australia wants a laser weapon powerful enough to stop a tank
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Australia wants a laser weapon powerful enough to stop a tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Biofire Smart Gun resting on bricks
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Startup claims biometric scanning can make a ‘secure’ gun

By Andrew Paul

This ATV-mounted, drone-killing laser burns with the power of one dishwasher
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This ATV-mounted, drone-killing laser burns with the power of one dishwasher

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Rockets firing from the ground into a black sky with moons and flames. Illustrated.
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These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons

By Sarah Scoles

Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does
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Putin is backing away from New START—here’s what that nuclear treaty does

By Kelsey D. Atherton

illustration of game
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How a video game could help us better understand nuclear war

By Sarah Scoles

a military vehicle exits an airplane
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Ukraine is getting flying bombs with a 93-mile range

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Spy balloons have been surveilling humans since 1794
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Spy balloons have been surveilling humans since 1794

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool
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Russia’s robot tanklet is being pitched as an anti-armor tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US M1 Abrams tank
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M1 Abrams tanks and other armored vehicles could change how Ukraine fights

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Nuclear shelter basement sign on brick building to represent survival tips for a nuclear blast
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The best—and worst—places to shelter after a nuclear blast

By Rahul Rao

These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine
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These are the tank-destroying vehicles the US is sending to Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark
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Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history
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The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells
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How a robotic arm could help the US Army lift artillery shells

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots
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Ukraine could use ‘threat emitters’ to trick Russian pilots

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing
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A snapshot of the world’s nuclear weapons—and how the numbers are changing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Best of What's New 2022 Emergency Services and Defense
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The most helpful emergency services and defense innovations of 2022

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army shot down a missile surrogate using new command-system tech
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The Army shot down a missile surrogate using new command-system tech

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The UK’s DragonFire laser is designed to burn drones out of the sky
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The UK’s DragonFire laser is designed to burn drones out of the sky

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ukraine is getting upgraded Soviet T-72B tanks
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Ukraine is getting upgraded Soviet T-72B tanks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What it’s like to fire Raytheon’s powerful anti-drone laser
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What it’s like to fire Raytheon’s powerful anti-drone laser

By Kelsey D. Atherton

It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine
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It’s time to stop using ‘kamikaze’ to describe the exploding drones in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t
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The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These are the Cold War sites the National Park Service is considering as landmarks
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These are the Cold War sites the National Park Service is considering as landmarks

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch the Air Force sink a ship very quickly
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Watch the Air Force sink a ship very quickly

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one
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Lockheed’s newest high-energy weapon is multiple lasers in one

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank
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Everything to know about the Army’s new 38-ton light tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US is sending ‘Vampire’ weapons to hunt drones in Ukraine
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The US is sending ‘Vampire’ weapons to hunt drones in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Air Force wants to start using its ‘Angry Kitten’ system in combat
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The Air Force wants to start using its ‘Angry Kitten’ system in combat

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US special forces will soon get support from a rugged new aircraft
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US special forces will soon get support from a rugged new aircraft

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility Target Chamber.
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Inside France’s super-cooled, laser-powered nuclear test lab

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US Navy floats its wishlist: 350 ships and 150 uncrewed vessels
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The US Navy floats its wishlist: 350 ships and 150 uncrewed vessels

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why it’s so hard to defend against cruise missiles
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Why it’s so hard to defend against cruise missiles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A short history of US hypersonic weapons testing
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A short history of US hypersonic weapons testing

By Kelsey D. Atherton

drone parts
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Why drones are critical for Russia’s war in Ukraine

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings
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Why Bell’s sleek new helicopter has detachable wings

By Rob Verger

The military is testing a weapon that aims to destroy electronics, not buildings
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The military is testing a weapon that aims to destroy electronics, not buildings

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US’s latest assist to Ukraine: Rocket launchers with a 43-mile range
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The US’s latest assist to Ukraine: Rocket launchers with a 43-mile range

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype
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Take a peek at Sikorsky’s scout helicopter prototype

By Rob Verger