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 ...

The U.S. Department of Defense is racing to wire artificial intelligence into nearly every layer of military operations, from ...

For decades, many of the most advanced military weapons were developed in complete secrecy.

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – Army armament engineers here partnered with a pair of Pennsylvania companies, one with alloy expertise and the other with forging metals, to deliver a capable barrel for the ...

The U.K. Ministry of Defence recently tested the DragonFire laser weapon at a facility in Scotland, destroying high-speed drones with its targeted energy technology. Why it matters: Militaries have ...

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first high-energy tactical laser weapon to be fully integrated and cleared for operations ...

Drones have now become a mainstay on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, becoming one of the high-tech tools both sides use in the conflict. And despite being relatively cheap, these uncrewed aerial ...

The article reviews 27 military weapons systems that failed due to cost overruns, engineering flaws or poor combat performance. Failed programs like the F-35, Littoral Combat Ship and USS Zumwalt ...

Rapid technological development is prompting urgent discussions on regulating the use and procurement of artificial ...

[Editor’s Note: This Blast from the Past article was initially published in Army Logistician (the former title of Army Sustainment) in the July-August 1983 issue.] The Logistics Center’s historian ...