China Has A New Laser Weapon It Claims Beats The US Navy's - Here's What It's For

As drones get more prolific on the battlefield, technology is being developed to counter it. Now, China is touting a new ...

Defense startup's 'Blackbeard' hypersonic weapon gets military integration contract with Pentagon

Defense startup Castelion secures military contracts to integrate affordable hypersonic Blackbeard weapons with U.S. Army and ...

NATO drone maker says the West needs to stop overengineering its weapons

Origin Robotics has products in Ukraine and is building with defending NATO in mind. It says Ukraine shows that simpler ...

High-tech weapons screening system to be trialled at Alberta emergency department

A new weapons detection system aimed at reducing violence in hospital emergency departments is set to be trialled at an ...
The Barents ObserverOpinion

Putin presented state awards to developers of new doomsday weapon

On Russia's so-called Day of National Unity, the dictator handed out awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise ...
Nature

‘A real risk’: the rise of weapons that can act alone

“Latest: 8,300 students killed. 12 universities hit,” reads a news ticker at the bottom of the screen. “Authorities are still ...

US military takes steps to adapt new hypersonic weapons to mobile launchers

Defense startup Castelion said on Friday it has won contracts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon with ...
Stars and Stripes

Army initiative would financially fast-track weapons from blueprints to battlefield

The Army announced plans Monday to spend $750 million per year on a new initiative to bring Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurial speed to weapons development, particularly drone and anti-drone ...

New Weapons Testing Won’t Include Nuclear Explosions, Energy Secretary Says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the testing ordered up in a surprise announcement by President Trump last week would focus ...