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a person in a gas mask with 'death sand' on the screen

The sand that (almost) killed millions The sand that (almost) killed millions

By Popular Science Team

Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles

Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun

Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun Watch a Japanese research ship fire an electromagnetic railgun

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The US is developing a new nuclear bomb. Why?

The US is developing a new nuclear bomb. Why? The US is developing a new nuclear bomb. Why?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests

How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests How an underground explosion in Nevada will help the US detect nuclear tests

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Marines used a ‘robotic goat’ to fire a rocket-propelled grenade

The Marines used a ‘robotic goat’ to fire a rocket-propelled grenade The Marines used a ‘robotic goat’ to fire a rocket-propelled grenade

By Kelsey D. Atherton

What are carrier strike groups, the ships the US sent near Israel?

What are carrier strike groups, the ships the US sent near Israel? What are carrier strike groups, the ships the US sent near Israel?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch this new Canada-made troop transport pass its explosive tests

Watch this new Canada-made troop transport pass its explosive tests Watch this new Canada-made troop transport pass its explosive tests

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones 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

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

an F-35B fighter jet

What’s in the US military’s historic lost and found: nukes, jets, and drones 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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

depleted uranium shells

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

US submarine in Australia

Australia is eyeing uncrewed vessels to patrol the vast Pacific Ocean Australia is eyeing uncrewed vessels to patrol the vast Pacific Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

tu-22m backfire

The Cold War backstory of Russia’s supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber The Cold War backstory of Russia’s supersonic ‘Backfire’ bomber

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a b-2 bomber in flight

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

ukraine troops training exercise

Ukraine claims it built a battle drone called SkyKnight that can carry a bomb 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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton