The U.S. Department of Defense has selected laser technology company nLIGHT to help develop ...

The following is the July 2, 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Weapon Systems Annual Assessment: Requiring ...

While our rivals accelerate the acquisition plan from concept to capability, the USA continues to field weapon systems and platforms on decade-long cycles.

Modern weapon systems act as one component in a much larger – often global – network. They also have to be compatible with a very complex logistical supply and maintenance line. Not to mention that ...

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Imagine the clock displaying 3 a.m. in the year 2040 at a forward power projection platform in a highly contested Indo-Pacific theater. Sensors detect an adversary’s hypersonic ...

Engineering can create weapons systems or systems for defense and well-being. But can engineering create peace? In a Perspective, Guru Madhavan and colleagues propose an expansive mode of engineering ...

Named One Way Effectors (OWE), these weapons are ground-launched and capable of hitting targets more than 500km away while carrying a powerful 225kg warhead. Over the last year, three British defence ...

“Software” is a digital representation of a sequence of logical decisions intended for execution in a computational environment. Whether the software is intended to serve as a stand-alone data ...

The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $279.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide functional management support for the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. Work locations and funding will be ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

In response to growing concerns over space-based nuclear weapons, MIT has published a feasibility ...