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 ...

The concept of using light as a weapon dates back over 2,000 years to ancient Greece, where commander Hippocrates used polished mirrors to set Roman ships ablaze. For a long time, laser weapons were ...

NORFOLK, Va. — (NAVFAC MIDLANT) named Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Male, P.E., CEC, Public Works Officer for Naval Weapons Station (NWS ...

Militaries frequently fielded weapons with known flaws due to urgency and lack of better alternatives. Early M16 rifles had high malfunction rates in Vietnam from fouling and ammunition ...