A Funeral Is Held for 20 Cambodian Soldiers Killed in an Arms Depot Explosion at an Army Base There has been no public explanation of what caused the blast.
WWII-Era Munitions Found Under Water in Survey of Southern California Industrial Waste Dump Site The US. Navy said the munitions were probably dumped during the World War II era as ships returned to port, at that time...
The State Department Approves the Sale of Tank Ammunition to Israel in a Deal That Bypasses Congress Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined “an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of the munitions in the U...
Marine Corps Wants Lighter .50 Caliber Ammunition to Reduce the Burden of Weight on the Battlefield The desire to reduce the .50 caliber ammo's weight is part of the Corps' continuing effort to lighten its infantry and...
Russia Is Turning to Old Ally North Korea to Resupply its Arsenal for the War in Ukraine It would be a remarkable reversal from the Korean War, when the Soviet Union provided the communist North with weapons and...
EU Takes a Major Step in Approving Plans to Boost Its Anemic Ammunition Production to Help Ukraine The EU presidency announced the member states and the EU Parliament reached a deal “to urgently mobilize” half a billion...
'We've Got a Ways to Go': Pentagon Seeks Massive Ammo Boost as War in Ukraine Rages On Right now, the Army produces about 20,000 155mm artillery rounds per month. That's a significant boost from 14,000 produced...
US Military Weighs Sending Ukraine Weapons and Ammo Seized from Gunrunners U.S. and partner forces have regularly intercepted small boats attempting to illegally smuggle guns, ammunition, and...
Russia Is Running Out of Fresh Ammo and May Need to Use 40-Year-Old Shells Moscow is faced with relying more heavily on degraded rockets and shells, which could ratchet up risks to its own troops and...
How the Army Is Getting the Lead Out and Going to 'Green' Ammo The Army is getting the lead out -- of small-caliber ammunition, that is. Tungsten eventually will replace lead in all small...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...