The United States is quietly rewriting the rules of small arms, betting that a radically different rifle and machine gun will decide future firefights. Instead of tweaking the familiar M4 and M249, ...

Key Points and Summary - Europe’s flagship Future Combat Air System is in crisis. Berlin and Paris are now openly debating whether to gut the €100 billion program’s centerpiece—a new sixth-generation ...

From AI-powered Valkyries to stealthy European wingmen, these combat drones are transforming how fighter jets operate in ...

YJ-19, China's first operational hypersonic cruise missile, seen during a military parade in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) There are two competing narratives about the ...

Editor's Note: In this second installment of a two-part series on leadership and readiness, the article argues that the future of military advantage lies not in weapons or algorithms, but in character ...

Weapons that survived multiple wars did so through continuous upgrades and proven battlefield reliability rather than replacement with newer systems. Many enduring platforms like the B-52 and M2 ...