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Maj. Jonathon Bless tests optics on XM7 rifle on Oct. 16, 2024 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) leads the Army's Transformation-in-Contact initiative with the 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" conducting situational training and live-fire exercises as a part of the Headquarters, Department of the Army's (HQDA) operational assessment.

Why the Army doesn’t need the Sig Sauer M7 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

The surprising FBI evaluation and ICE ban of the troubled Sig Sauer P320

By Miguel Ortiz

air force fighter

If the F-47 is named after Trump, here are the namesakes of America’s other fighter jets

fighter jets can headbutt enemy planes

How fighter jets can ‘headbutt’ enemy planes

the B-2 longest bombing mission

Midnight Hammer was the second-longest bombing mission: The B-2 also flew the longest

By Miguel Ortiz

robot bomb remote control tank

These robot bombs and remote-control tanks almost made it to combat

By Bethaney Phillips

Nasa armored personnel carrier APC nasa

Why Cold War NASA had 4 armored personnel carriers

sig sauer p320 banned

Sig Sauer’s P320 banned by Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies

By Miguel Ortiz

stealth bomber designer

Why a principal designer of the Stealth Bomber is in a supermax prison

By Blake Stilwell

This look inside the B-2 Bomber is so detailed it should be classified

By Warrior Scout

A thermal camera image shows an Iranian F-14 on the ground with targeting sites overlaid on it.

Aviation nerds are mourning Iran’s F-14 Tomcats

Massive ordnance penetrator

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator is a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb

By Miguel Ortiz

Ukrainian border guards check their UAVs not the "Dildo of Consequences"

Ukraine’s new, drone-delivered weapon is basically a phallic claymore

A rack filled with multiple black rifles standing upright, with visible barrels and handguards. The rifles have attached scopes or optical sights at the bottom of the image. The rack is metallic and olive green in color, and the rifles are closely arranged in rows. The lighting is dim, highlighting the rifles' details and textures.

7 companies you didn’t know made firearms for the military

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Fires a three-gun salvo from her forward 16/50 gun turret, during bombardment duty off Korea. Photograph is dated 30 January 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Here’s what happened when North Korea actually hit an American battleship

By Blake Stilwell

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard train with RQ-28 short range reconnaissance quadcopters during a field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19, 2024. Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute led the training, where Soldiers gained the most up-to-date knowledge and readiness with these drones. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Aliyah Vivier)

Being a drone operator is getting harder and harder

The ArmaLite in Irish music isn’t the AR-15

The ArmaLite in Irish music isn’t the AR-15

By Miguel Ortiz

A gift from his dad saved this Marine’s life in Fallujah

A gift from his dad saved this Marine’s life in Fallujah

By Miguel Ortiz

the flint machine gun

You have to see this Flintlock Machine Gun from the 1700s

By Blake Stilwell

Delta Airlines used to fly the Lockheed Hercules cargo plane

Delta Airlines used to fly the Lockheed Hercules cargo plane

By Miguel Ortiz

WATM year in review

Our top articles and memorable moments from 2024

By Tessa Robinson

The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) completes one of its first flights on the U.S. Navy EA18G GROWLER®. The U.S. Navy will employ NGJ-MB on the GROWLER® to target advanced electronic warfare threats.

RTX’s Raytheon awarded $590 million production contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band

By Tessa Robinson

A group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms and tactical gear are lined up outdoors in a desert-like environment. The soldier in the foreground is aiming a black handgun with both hands, wearing sunglasses and a cap. Other soldiers in the background are also holding firearms and appear to be in a training or drill formation under a partly cloudy sky.

Why the US government had to pay Beretta after awarding them the M9 contract

By Miguel Ortiz

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron successfully fires the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tom Reynolds)

Raytheon awarded $736M contract for AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles

By Miguel Ortiz

DULAC, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 11: Floodwater fills a neighborhood as Hurricane Francine moves in on September 11, 2024 in Dulac, Louisiana. Hurricane Francine maintains its Category 1 classification and is projected to make landfall along the Louisiana coast later this afternoon. Weather analysts are predicting 90mph winds near the eye and a strong storm surge along the coast. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Emergency planning for military families: A guide for creating contingency plans for deployments

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the 4th Ranger Training Battalion, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, demonstrate the U.S. Army’s newest weapon during a Rangers in Action Ceremony September 16, 2022, at Victory Pond, Fort Benning, Georgia. The XM5 Rifle will replace the M4/M4A1 carbine within the close combat force. The new ammunition includes multiple types of tactical and training rounds that increase accuracy and are more lethal against emerging threats than both the 5.56mm and 7.62mm ammunition. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick A. Albright, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs)

What troops really think of the Army’s new XM7 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

A Soldier demonstrates how on of the sleep study suites are used at the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Oct. 26, 2021. WRAIR conducts sleep restriction and deprivation studies and evaluates countermeasures to develop knowledge products and materiel solutions to enhance Soldier alertness, decision-making, and performance .

The importance of sleep: Tips for restful nights

By Jessica Evans

The old Air Force One’s last mission was just before 9/11

The old Air Force One’s last mission was just before 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

Veteran and popular firearms YouTuber Paul Harrell dies at 58

Veteran and popular firearms YouTuber Paul Harrell dies at 58

By Miguel Ortiz

U.S. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Field Artillery Brigade launch the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Delamere, Northern Territory, Australia in support of Talisman Sabre 2023 on July 27, 2023. U.S. Army photo

Simple US rules change could drastically improve Ukraine’s invasion

Operation Gunnerside: The most successful sabotage of WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

How machine guns on World War I biplanes never hit the propeller

By Blake Stilwell

A female pilot wearing a green flight suit and a black helmet is seated in the cockpit of a military aircraft, adjusting her helmet. A man in a green flight suit stands beside the cockpit, partially visible. The cockpit canopy has a warning label that reads, "WARNING - DO NOT CUT WITHIN 3 INCHES OF CANOPY.

Today in military history: Senates approves female combat pilots

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

By Miguel Ortiz

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

By Miguel Ortiz

soldiers are in the shade

4 Army tips to beat the summer heat

By Miguel Ortiz

NATO membership closer for Ukraine with the help of this rifle

NATO membership closer for Ukraine with the help of this rifle

By Miguel Ortiz, Tessa Robinson

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 15: Firearms are displayed at the Sig Sauer booth at the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings & Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center on April 15, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The convention, which is expected to draw around 70,000 guests, opened yesterday and runs through Sunday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

SIG Sauer’s legal battles and why the XM7 might not replace the M4

By Miguel Ortiz

prisoners of war during Desert Storm

7 POWs who were total badasses after being taken captive

Why the Sherman tank was nicknamed ‘death trap’

Why the Sherman tank was nicknamed ‘death trap’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time American and Russian tanks faced off in a divided Berlin

5 simple things movies get wrong about clearing houses

5 simple things movies get wrong about clearing houses

flak bait aircraft

5 real aircraft that wouldn’t die

The ‘Great Raid’ liberated more than 500 POWs

The ‘Great Raid’ liberated more than 500 POWs

By Jessica Evans

Medic awarded Distinguished Service Cross 80 years after saving lives on D-Day

Medic awarded Distinguished Service Cross 80 years after saving lives on D-Day

By Miguel Ortiz

These watches have actual pieces of D-Day history in them

These watches have actual pieces of D-Day history in them

By Miguel Ortiz

This top-secret bomber spied on Americans in Normandy

A large wooden sailing ship with multiple masts and tan sails is engaged in a naval battle, firing cannons that produce thick white smoke. The ship flies a red and white flag at the stern and a red, white, and blue flag at the bow. The sea is choppy, and another ship is faintly visible in the misty background. The sky is clear with a light blue hue.

How privateering worked in the American Revolution

Two men stand side by side with arms crossed in an industrial setting. The man on the left has dark hair and a beard, wearing a dark green ribbed sweater with reinforced patches on the shoulders and elbows, and a black watch. The man on the right has short hair, wearing a blue and black quilted jacket over a black shirt, also with a black watch. Behind them is a metal gate and a sign on the wall that reads "IN EVENT OF AIR RAID SIGNAL WALK SEEK COVER IN BUILDING.

Assassinations. Exploding battleships. Ghost planes. Watch Rudy Reyes and Ronnie Adkins unravel military mysteries on The HISTORY Channel.

By Tessa Robinson

A group of ten men stands together on a cracked concrete surface with a military helicopter in the background. Eight men wear camouflage military uniforms and sunglasses, while two men on the ends wear casual clothing: one in a beige hoodie and gray pants with white sneakers, and the other in a black hoodie and light gray shorts with white sneakers. The sky is partly cloudy with patches of blue.

WATCH: NFL’s brightest prospects experience ‘day in the life’ of a service member

By Tessa Robinson

This submachine gun looked homemade, but it killed lots of Nazis

Why the B-52 Bomber no longer activates its tail guns

difference between f-16 and f-18

6 differences between the Air Force’s F-16 and the Navy’s F-18

By Harold C. Hutchison

The B-32 Dominator was the B-29 Superfortress’ WWII understudy

By Miguel Ortiz

An airman repairs a B-29 bomber

Airmen volunteered to repair a WWII B-29 Superfortress … and it’s going to fly again

By Tessa Robinson

This B-29 is the only bomber to become a jet ace

By Miguel Ortiz

Two individuals wearing camouflage ghillie suits are navigating through a muddy, shallow water area surrounded by dry leaves and vegetation. One person is climbing over a log while the other is in the water, smiling. The scene suggests a military or tactical training exercise in a natural, rugged environment.

Ghillie Suit Guide: Where to buy and how to make your own

By Tessa Robinson

Soldiers wearing helmets are positioned behind a large pile of artillery shell casings, with one shell casing mid-air above them. Barbed wire is visible in the foreground and background, and mountains can be seen in the distance under a cloudy sky.

The Battle of Khe Sanh: 77 days of combat in Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

Best AR-15 slings on the market

By Brady Kirkpatrick

Snake Island is the deadliest place on the planet

Snake Island is the deadliest place on the planet

A man wearing a shearling-lined jacket, black beanie, and dark pants is leaning against the front of a white vintage Porsche 911 with a roof rack. The car has black wheels, yellow-tinted headlights, and a red decal on the door. The background features trees and rustic buildings under a clear sky.

WATCH: Navy veteran saves for 22 years to buy 1986 Porsche

By Tessa Robinson

springfield armory

Today’s Springfield Armory isn’t your grandpa’s Springfield Armory

By Miguel Ortiz

308 rifle xbolt

These are the best .308 rifles on the market

By Brady Kirkpatrick

submarine commander

The most successful submarine commander ever was captured by the Japanese