Infantry dominance resulted from technology that gave foot soldiers the ability to neutralize cavalry, armor, aircraft and fortifications without support. Portable anti-tank weapons like the RPG and ...

The U.S. Army is developing a new generation of infantry weapons designed to dramatically increase squad-level firepower and ...

US army soldier firing M4 carbine in the desert during the military operation in desert© zim286 / iStock via Getty Images Most rifles fulfill their role and eventually fade into history, but a select ...

Infantry tactics often evolved to compensate for weapon failures rather than to exploit superior firepower. Unreliable automatic weapons like the Chauchat and early M16 forced troops to slow assaults ...

With their low cost-per-shot and relatively deep magazines, laser weapons and other directed energy systems could potentially ...

World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often […] ...

Most rifles fulfill their role and eventually fade into history, but a select few have had a lasting impact on how wars are fought. These weapons introduced major advancements in firepower, accuracy, ...