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 ...

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. This can be brought about by sudden, rapid advances in contemporary technologies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at ...

The U.S. continues to lag behind its adversaries in the hypersonic arms race. Both China and Russia likely have multiple operational hypersonic weapons, according to a recent congressional report, and ...

The Marine Corps is reinforcing its security around weapons, ammunition and explosives storage after government watchdog audits found that annual inspections were “not conducted or completed” in ...

Many military weapons failed not due to poor design but because they required ideal conditions war rarely provides. Systems dependent on clear weather, secure logistics, uncontested access and ...

Potentially getting as small as a mosquito, new micro drone technology could change the nature of some military operations. Micro drones are cheap and versatile, but tiny batteries limit their range.

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 ...

Beijing’s military focuses on swarming drones that can pick off prey or robots that can chase down enemies.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday unveiled a sweeping overhaul to how the Pentagon buys weapons, a restructuring aimed at having the U.S. military more quickly acquire new technology.