Weapons

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

Latest in Weapons

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance
Technology

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

By Rebecca Boyle

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector
Technology

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector

By Clay Dillow

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit
Science

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit

By Rena Marie Pacella

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds
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Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds

By Rebecca Boyle

After $19 Billion Spent Over Six Years, Pentagon Realizes the Best Bomb Detector Is a Dog
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After $19 Billion Spent Over Six Years, Pentagon Realizes the Best Bomb Detector Is a Dog

By Dan Nosowitz

L.A. Prison Using Experimental, Controversial ‘Pain Ray’ to Keep Inmates in Line
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L.A. Prison Using Experimental, Controversial ‘Pain Ray’ to Keep Inmates in Line

By Clay Dillow

Video: Raytheon’s Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Incinerates a UAV in Flight
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Video: Raytheon’s Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Incinerates a UAV in Flight

By Clay Dillow

Invention Awards: A Video Gun Sight That Keeps Soldiers Out of Danger
DIY

Invention Awards: A Video Gun Sight That Keeps Soldiers Out of Danger

By Nicole Dyer

U.S. Special Forces Set to Carry XM-25 Laser-Guided Smart-Bullet Weapon into Battle
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U.S. Special Forces Set to Carry XM-25 Laser-Guided Smart-Bullet Weapon into Battle

By Jeremy Hsu

A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’
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A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’

By Clay Dillow

Video: Long-Awaited Mosquito-Killing Laser in Action
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Video: Long-Awaited Mosquito-Killing Laser in Action

By Jeremy Hsu

Could Black-Market Botox Makers Supply Terrorists with Botulinum Toxin?
Technology

Could Black-Market Botox Makers Supply Terrorists with Botulinum Toxin?

By Jeremy Hsu

Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Could Demo Car-Stopping Power Next Month
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Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Could Demo Car-Stopping Power Next Month

By Jeremy Hsu

DoD and Taser’s New Grenade Launcher Round Delivers Incapacitating Shock From 200 Feet
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DoD and Taser’s New Grenade Launcher Round Delivers Incapacitating Shock From 200 Feet

By Clay Dillow

Video: Taser Tests New Tri-Fire X3 On Their Own Employees
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Video: Taser Tests New Tri-Fire X3 On Their Own Employees

By John Mahoney

New Army Rifle Fires Laser-Guided Smart Bullets With Onboard Targeting Chips
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New Army Rifle Fires Laser-Guided Smart Bullets With Onboard Targeting Chips

By Dan Smith

Battling Over Aging Nuclear Warheads
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Battling Over Aging Nuclear Warheads

By Allison Bond, NYU Scienceline

The Future of the Military — Perhaps
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The Future of the Military — Perhaps

By James Vlahos

Robots at War
Technology

Robots at War

By Val Wang

A .44-caliber bullet impact.
DIY

Make your own ammo

By Theodore Gray

What the Heck is Ricin?
Technology

What the Heck is Ricin?

By Megan Miller

Technology

Navy Tests 32-Megajoule Railgun

By Seth Fletcher

Cormorant Spy Plane Concept
Technology

The Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane

By Bill Sweetman

Technology

Can Terrorists Build the Bomb?

By Michael Crowley

Electromagnetic Railgun
Technology

Electromagnetic Railgun

By Eric Adams