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The legendary FN SCAR is back and (might be) better than before

By Miguel Ortiz

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4 things that made the F-16 Fighting Falcon years ahead of its time

By Ward Carroll

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Beretta’s top-tier 1301 is a combat shotgun for the drone age

By Miguel Ortiz

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The Littoral Combat Ship’s checkered past and how it all went wrong

By Stephen Ruiz

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The third Delta Force sniper you didn’t see in ‘Black Hawk Down’

By Miguel Ortiz

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How a Montana businessman built a Cobra attack helicopter from spare parts

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The German Army’s new pistol isn’t German

By Miguel Ortiz

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The tiny Cold War helicopter the Marines almost took into combat

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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How extremely cold weather can destroy the military’s best-laid plans

By Adam Gramegna

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The Navy is bringing back battleships with the Trump-class USS Defiant

By Miguel Ortiz

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The M2 .50-caliber ‘Ma Deuce’ will live forever

By Adam Gramegna

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The Swiss military picked the SIG Sauer P320 despite it not meeting their requirements

By Miguel Ortiz

Marines crossing a rice paddy while on patrol, holding an M-60 machine gun in Vietnam, 1966. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

The M60 ‘Pig’ caught plenty of hate, but the love was real

By Adam Gramegna

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The infantry hates the XM7 rifle (and why the Army doesn’t care)

By Adam Gramegna

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, takes off June 3, 2022, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The 104FW is trained to provide around-the-clock Aerospace Control Alert, providing armed F-15 fighters ready to scramble in a moment’s notice to protect the northeast United States from any airborne threat. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Hanna Smith)

The time an F-15 set off an earthquake panic

By Miguel Ortiz

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‘Ramage’s Rampage’ saw a World War II sub sink 5 ships in 40 minutes

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The new special operations rifle takes the classic M4 to the next level

By Miguel Ortiz

m240b training iraqi army army An Iraqi soldier assigned to the 71st Iraqi Army Brigade fires his weapon during an M240B machine gun range at Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2015. Iraqi soldiers were firing their newly issued weapons provided through the Iraq Train and Equip Funding program, to become familiar with their capability. The training received from coalition members at Camp Taji will aid the soldiers in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Marlow/Released)

Why the M240B earned cult status with GWOT veterans

By Adam Gramegna

The ‘Chopper Popper’ scored the A-10’s first air-to-air kill against an Iraqi helicopter

The ‘Chopper Popper’ scored the A-10’s first air-to-air kill against an Iraqi helicopter

By Blake Stilwell

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 01:35 a.m Pacific Time Nov. 5, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. ICBM systems require regular testing to verify system performance and identify any potential issues. Data gathered from Glory Trip 254 helps to identify and mitigate potential risks, ensuring the continued accuracy and reliability of the ICBM force.(U.S. Space Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Draeke Layman)

‘Today is not the day:’ Inside the 9,600-square-mile mission to guard America’s nuclear missiles

By Adam Gramegna