It can loiter over targets while sending back video through a two-way data link. It can destroy targets from ranges out to 900 miles. And now, it can adjust course in flight to destroy moving targets ...

The U.S. Navy announced plans Monday to deploy a new weapon with the capabilities to disable a hostile boat and even destroy a surveillance drone overhead without releasing ammunition. The Laser ...

Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has officially cleared builder’s sea trials following a three-year “rebirth” at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. -The destroyer’s ...

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant ...

Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to. For Navy SEALs, that pressure came as warfare moved indoors, ...

The Army (US Army) introduced the M7 carbine and M250 squad automatic weapon in 2025 using SIG Sauer’s new 6.8x51mm ammunition. The Army replaced the Beretta M9 pistol with the SIG Sauer P320 starting ...

The Department of Defense said Friday the company will conduct work for the firm-fixed-price contract at Louisville, Kentucky; El Segundo, California; Tucson, Arizona; Andover, Massachusetts; ...

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a high-energy laser weapon system demonstration on a static surface training target, Dec. 14, while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. See SWNS ...

By identifying those issues before a system reaches the fleet, SWIT prevents costly rework, deployment delays, and ...

BAE Systems has been awarded a $1.74 billion fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract with the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, BAE Systems will produce and deliver up to 55,000 of its Advanced ...

Military weapons don’t change unless the battlefield forces them to.