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Special Operations Command is spending millions on new turrets amid reports that the vehicles are too vulnerable for actual combat.

The air war over Afghanistan is rapidly heating up and a huge deployment of Reapers drones is the latest major development.

The firm hopes the gun's mix of elements from its G36 and HK416 rifles, as well as other manufacturers' guns, will get the German Army interested.

A new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane's basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart.

Since 2015, the US Navy has been finalizing requirements for a weapon to make sure its jets can break into increasingly heavily defended areas.

A first of its kind safety review could make the active protection system more appealing to customers concerned about collateral damage.

The sensors are officially for scientific purposes, but they could just as easily monitor submarine movements and gather other intelligence.

The service says it simply can't afford to keep flying the Alouette III, even though replacement helicopters aren't ready yet.

Other parties, including foreign allies, could also get some of the unmanned aircraft when the Air Force retires the type in 2018.

With ISIS on the run and so many competing agendas at play, the fighting near the city of Afrin could have broader ramifications.

The guns are both an important part of the country's plans to modernize its military and a statement as to its future geopolitical ambitions.

At a certain point, political opposition may not be enough to prevent more than 100 Warthogs from ending up unflyable.

The multi-role fighters took part in the rare exercise in the country's southern Rostov region near Ukraine.

The extra Stingers are an interim solution as service continues to test new jammers, lasers, and other short-range air defense systems.

The Navy is still doling out punishments in relation to the mishaps involving the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain.

The novel, but almost certainly controversial plan would free up the service's cutters for more important missions.

Terrorist have shown the threat of swarm attacks is real, but nations such as China can make them much more dangerous.

Turkish and American authorities are both worried about military secrets leaking out, but for very different reasons.

The strikes come after Putin said he knew who was responsible, though the Kremlin has so far declined to name names.

A leaked draft describes revised strategies, new weapons and threats, and a worrying potential for more "usable" nukes.