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Hezbollah rockets

This Is Hezbollah’s Arsenal Of Weapons It Could Rain On Israel This Is Hezbollah’s Arsenal Of Weapons It Could Rain On Israel

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 12 5:56 PM EDT

Gun maker Sig Sauer is experimenting with pistol-armed quadcopter drones.

P365 Pistol-Armed Aerial Drone Put On Display By Sig Sauer P365 Pistol-Armed Aerial Drone Put On Display By Sig Sauer

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 11 2:17 PM EDT

Little Radar-Toting Robotic Gun Vehicle Aims To Protect Squads From Drones

Little Radar-Toting Robotic Gun Vehicle Aims To Protect Squads From Drones Little Radar-Toting Robotic Gun Vehicle Aims To Protect Squads From Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 6 3:35 PM EDT

North Korea rocket truck

North Korea Debuts Rocket Launchers That Appear As Civilian Trucks North Korea Debuts Rocket Launchers That Appear As Civilian Trucks

By Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway

Sep 9 7:49 PM EDT

Pirate Weaponry

The Truth About Pirate Weapons The Truth About Pirate Weapons

By Rebecca Simon

Jul 12 3:23 PM EDT

Super ‘Gucci’ Alien Pistol In Use With Zelensky Security Detail

Super ‘Gucci’ Alien Pistol In Use With Zelensky Security Detail Super ‘Gucci’ Alien Pistol In Use With Zelensky Security Detail

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 11 6:37 PM EDT

6 AK74 anti drone gun

Watch Six AK-74s Strapped Together As A Ukrainian Anti-Drone Gun In Action Watch Six AK-74s Strapped Together As A Ukrainian Anti-Drone Gun In Action

By Oliver Parken

Jul 7 1:57 PM EDT

USMC 1911 Retired

Iconic 1911 Pistols Have Finally Been Retired From Marine Corps Service Iconic 1911 Pistols Have Finally Been Retired From Marine Corps Service

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 21 4:42 PM EDT

Finland Sweden rifles deal

Common Rifles Firing Same Ammo To Arm Finnish, Swedish Forces Common Rifles Firing Same Ammo To Arm Finnish, Swedish Forces

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 27 1:51 PM EDT

HK’s Iconic USP Pistol, Made Famous By Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Turns 30 HK’s Iconic USP Pistol, Made Famous By Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Turns 30

By Tyler Rogoway

Jan 19 9:42 PM EST

Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle confiscated by TSA

The Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Confiscated By TSA Was All Legal The Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Confiscated By TSA Was All Legal

By Emma Helfrich

Jan 18 10:26 PM EST

HK416 Finally Looks Set To Become Germany’s Next Service Rifle

HK416 Finally Looks Set To Become Germany’s Next Service Rifle HK416 Finally Looks Set To Become Germany’s Next Service Rifle

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 16 4:19 PM EST

Ukrainian Teams Hunt Russian Drones With Laser Rifles, Gun Trucks, Apps

Ukrainian Teams Hunt Russian Drones With Laser Rifles, Gun Trucks, Apps Ukrainian Teams Hunt Russian Drones With Laser Rifles, Gun Trucks, Apps

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 8 11:41 AM EST

Australian Department of Defense.

Aussies Created A ‘Shoot House’ On Their Amphibious Assault Ship’s Aircraft Elevator Aussies Created A ‘Shoot House’ On Their Amphibious Assault Ship’s Aircraft Elevator

By Oliver Parken

Dec 6 7:12 PM EST

Air Force mounts dual M240 machine guns to HH-60G Pave Hawk

Check Out The New Twin M240 Door Guns For HH-60 Rescue Helicopters Check Out The New Twin M240 Door Guns For HH-60 Rescue Helicopters

By Emma Helfrich

Nov 23 6:15 PM EST

Tiny ‘Rattler’ Rifles For U.S. Special Operators May Be Adapted To Fire Soviet Ammo (Updated)

Tiny ‘Rattler’ Rifles For U.S. Special Operators May Be Adapted To Fire Soviet Ammo (Updated) Tiny ‘Rattler’ Rifles For U.S. Special Operators May Be Adapted To Fire Soviet Ammo (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 1 9:00 AM EDT

U.S. Army Is Looking To Buy AK-74 Assault Rifles (Updated)

U.S. Army Is Looking To Buy AK-74 Assault Rifles (Updated) U.S. Army Is Looking To Buy AK-74 Assault Rifles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 28 6:47 PM EDT

SMASH 2000L optical targeting system

Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones

By Emma Helfrich

Oct 7 2:30 PM EDT

Chinese drone dog roof

China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Oct 5 5:56 PM EDT

Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 13 2:49 PM EDT

EC135 Looking Glass revolver

Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 1 5:24 PM EDT

Army’s New 9mm Submachine Guns Are Ready To Help Protect VIPs

Army’s New 9mm Submachine Guns Are Ready To Help Protect VIPs Army’s New 9mm Submachine Guns Are Ready To Help Protect VIPs

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 22 1:43 PM EDT

Long John Silver in the film Treasure Island

Everything You Know About Pirates Is Wrong Everything You Know About Pirates Is Wrong

By Rebecca Simon

Jul 25 3:38 PM EDT

Robot dog with submachine gun

This Submachine Gun-Equipped Robot Dog Goes Full John Wick At Shooting Range This Submachine Gun-Equipped Robot Dog Goes Full John Wick At Shooting Range

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Jul 21 6:35 PM EDT

A ZEV Technologies OZ9 Combat pistol

U.S. Nuclear Convoy Guards’ New Pistol Looks Right Out Of John Wick U.S. Nuclear Convoy Guards’ New Pistol Looks Right Out Of John Wick

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 9:16 PM EDT

Inside A Ukrainian ‘Monster Garage’ Where Volga Sedans Turn Into Battle Wagons

Inside A Ukrainian ‘Monster Garage’ Where Volga Sedans Turn Into Battle Wagons Inside A Ukrainian ‘Monster Garage’ Where Volga Sedans Turn Into Battle Wagons

By Emma Helfrich

Jun 27 8:31 PM EDT

Rheinmetall's Squad Support Weapon 40, or SSW40, automatic grenade launcher.

New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle

By Emma Helfrich

Jun 17 8:24 PM EDT

Volga Technical Ukraine Machine gun

Volga Sedan Turned Into Machine Gun-Toting Tactical Vehicle By Ukrainian Forces Volga Sedan Turned Into Machine Gun-Toting Tactical Vehicle By Ukrainian Forces

By Emma Helfrich

Jun 9 9:11 PM EDT

Public Zaporozhye

Ukrainian Fighters With WWI Guns Channel 16th-Century Ancestors Ukrainian Fighters With WWI Guns Channel 16th-Century Ancestors

By Dan Parsons

May 29 5:18 PM EDT

Futuristic Belgian F2000 Rifles Have Been Spotted In Ukrainian Hands Futuristic Belgian F2000 Rifles Have Been Spotted In Ukrainian Hands

By Emma Helfrich

May 23 9:07 PM EDT

Sig Rattler SOCOM

Sig’s Rattler Will Be U.S. Special Operators’ New Tiny Rifle Sig’s Rattler Will Be U.S. Special Operators’ New Tiny Rifle

By Dan Parsons

May 23 6:51 PM EDT

Army Tests Uncrewed M113 Armed With Laser-Guided Rocket Launcher

Army Tests Uncrewed M113 Armed With Laser-Guided Rocket Launcher Army Tests Uncrewed M113 Armed With Laser-Guided Rocket Launcher

By Dan Parsons

May 20 6:01 PM EDT

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

By Emma Helfrich

May 20 2:04 PM EDT

A Russian-backed separatist holds what is claimed to be an improvised counter-drone system.

Russian-Backed Separatist Shows Off Questionable Homemade Counter-Drone Jamming Gun Russian-Backed Separatist Shows Off Questionable Homemade Counter-Drone Jamming Gun

By Emma Helfrich

May 18 8:41 PM EDT

Commander In Ukraine Wants Quiet Electric Bikes For His Sniper Teams

Commander In Ukraine Wants Quiet Electric Bikes For His Sniper Teams Commander In Ukraine Wants Quiet Electric Bikes For His Sniper Teams

By Howard Altman

May 11 7:38 PM EDT

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles

By Dan Parsons

Apr 20 5:17 PM EDT

New M110A2 Sniper Rifle Used In Army Ranger Competition

New M110A2 Sniper Rifle Used In Army Ranger Competition New M110A2 Sniper Rifle Used In Army Ranger Competition

By Dan Parsons

Apr 19 5:49 PM EDT

A picture that appears to show the Russian Navy's cruiser Moskva burning after a reported Ukrainian missile strike.

Ukraine Situation Report: Families Of Moskva Sailors Left In The Dark Ukraine Situation Report: Families Of Moskva Sailors Left In The Dark

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 18 3:25 PM EDT

Ukraine’s Indigenous “Malyuk” Bullpup Rifle Is The Weapon Of Choice For Its Special Operators

Ukraine’s Indigenous “Malyuk” Bullpup Rifle Is The Weapon Of Choice For Its Special Operators Ukraine’s Indigenous “Malyuk” Bullpup Rifle Is The Weapon Of Choice For Its Special Operators

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 11 4:26 PM EST

Needy Ukrainian Reserve Units Could Be Armed With Pre-World War II DP-27 Machine Guns

Needy Ukrainian Reserve Units Could Be Armed With Pre-World War II DP-27 Machine Guns Needy Ukrainian Reserve Units Could Be Armed With Pre-World War II DP-27 Machine Guns

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 10 7:06 PM EST

Captured Russian AK-12 Rifles Appear To Be The Trophy Guns Of Choice For Ukrainians

Captured Russian AK-12 Rifles Appear To Be The Trophy Guns Of Choice For Ukrainians Captured Russian AK-12 Rifles Appear To Be The Trophy Guns Of Choice For Ukrainians

By Oliver Parken

Mar 9 12:17 AM EST

Inventor Of The $3,375 Electromagnetic Rifle Tells Us All About His Creation

Inventor Of The $3,375 Electromagnetic Rifle Tells Us All About His Creation Inventor Of The $3,375 Electromagnetic Rifle Tells Us All About His Creation

By Brett Tingley

Feb 17 3:56 PM EST

$3,375 Electromagnetic Gun Declared “A Serious Weapon” During Expert Range Report (Updated)

$3,375 Electromagnetic Gun Declared “A Serious Weapon” During Expert Range Report (Updated) $3,375 Electromagnetic Gun Declared “A Serious Weapon” During Expert Range Report (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Feb 17 1:04 PM EST

Here’s What Those ‘Bunker-Defeat’ Rockets The U.S. Sent To Ukraine Are Actually Capable Of

Here’s What Those ‘Bunker-Defeat’ Rockets The U.S. Sent To Ukraine Are Actually Capable Of Here’s What Those ‘Bunker-Defeat’ Rockets The U.S. Sent To Ukraine Are Actually Capable Of

By Joseph Trevithick

Jan 26 1:16 PM EST

Heckler And Koch Gave Us An Update On Its HK433 Assault Rifle Program

Heckler And Koch Gave Us An Update On Its HK433 Assault Rifle Program Heckler And Koch Gave Us An Update On Its HK433 Assault Rifle Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Jan 22 6:38 PM EST

Army Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-Off

Army Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-Off Army Green Berets Brought Out Their Newest Sniper Rifle For A Celebrity Shoot-Off

By Brett Tingley and Joseph Trevithick

Jan 5 9:43 AM EST

Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs (Updated)

Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs (Updated) Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 15 11:21 AM EDT

Computerized Rifle Sights To Be Tested By Navy And Marines For Drone Defense

Computerized Rifle Sights To Be Tested By Navy And Marines For Drone Defense Computerized Rifle Sights To Be Tested By Navy And Marines For Drone Defense

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 5 3:21 PM EDT

Preorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775

Preorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775 Preorders For This Electromagnetic Rifle Are Being Taken For $3,775

By Brett Tingley

Aug 7 10:03 AM EDT

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers

By Brett Tingley

Jul 9 4:55 PM EDT

7.62x51mm Rifles And Miniguns Adapted To Fire Longer-Range Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo In Tests

7.62x51mm Rifles And Miniguns Adapted To Fire Longer-Range Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo In Tests 7.62x51mm Rifles And Miniguns Adapted To Fire Longer-Range Polymer Cased 6.8mm Ammo In Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 10 7:49 PM EDT

About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission

About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission

By Tyler Rogoway

May 10 7:50 PM EDT

American Special Operators Set To Get New Advanced Computerized Sights For Their Rifles

American Special Operators Set To Get New Advanced Computerized Sights For Their Rifles American Special Operators Set To Get New Advanced Computerized Sights For Their Rifles

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 25 2:06 PM EDT

Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Is Carrying A Heavily-Modified Glock With A Compensator Attached

Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Is Carrying A Heavily-Modified Glock With A Compensator Attached Top U.S. General In Afghanistan Is Carrying A Heavily-Modified Glock With A Compensator Attached

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 22 9:43 PM EDT

Belgian Cops Tasked With Guarding NATO Headquarters Still Wield The Iconic Uzi Submachine Gun

Belgian Cops Tasked With Guarding NATO Headquarters Still Wield The Iconic Uzi Submachine Gun Belgian Cops Tasked With Guarding NATO Headquarters Still Wield The Iconic Uzi Submachine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 20 2:21 PM EDT

British Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade Launchers

British Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade Launchers British Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade Launchers

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 3 2:18 PM EST

New Sci-Fi Looking Pistol Packs 50 Rounds Of High-Velocity Personal Defense Weapon Ammo

New Sci-Fi Looking Pistol Packs 50 Rounds Of High-Velocity Personal Defense Weapon Ammo New Sci-Fi Looking Pistol Packs 50 Rounds Of High-Velocity Personal Defense Weapon Ammo

By Tyler Rogoway

Jan 11 5:23 PM EST

Why Plainclothes Police Had Striped Reflective Tape On Their Glocks During The Capitol Siege

Why Plainclothes Police Had Striped Reflective Tape On Their Glocks During The Capitol Siege Why Plainclothes Police Had Striped Reflective Tape On Their Glocks During The Capitol Siege

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jan 7 4:06 PM EST

Dutch Marines Prepare For Arctic Warfare With New Machine Gun-Armed Sleds

Dutch Marines Prepare For Arctic Warfare With New Machine Gun-Armed Sleds Dutch Marines Prepare For Arctic Warfare With New Machine Gun-Armed Sleds

By Joseph Trevithick

Dec 16 8:43 PM EST

Let’s Talk About Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets And The Killing Of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist

Let’s Talk About Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets And The Killing Of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Let’s Talk About Remote-Controlled Gun Turrets And The Killing Of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 30 9:29 PM EST

The Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand Grenades

The Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand Grenades The Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand Grenades

By Joseph Trevithick

Nov 27 6:01 PM EST

Here Is The Surprise Choice To Become Germany’s Standard Assault Rifle

Here Is The Surprise Choice To Become Germany’s Standard Assault Rifle Here Is The Surprise Choice To Become Germany’s Standard Assault Rifle

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 15 4:34 PM EDT

Embattled President Of Belarus Totes An AK While Flying To His Palace In A Luxurious Mi-8

Embattled President Of Belarus Totes An AK While Flying To His Palace In A Luxurious Mi-8 Embattled President Of Belarus Totes An AK While Flying To His Palace In A Luxurious Mi-8

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 23 8:19 PM EDT

Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns

Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns Watch Chinese Frogmen Fire Their Special Underwater Guns

By Thomas Newdick

Aug 10 4:46 PM EDT