The United States has deployed weapons in space and will use them to defend American forces, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday. It's the first public acknowledgment that the nation has such ...

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The Pentagon has selected four directed-energy counter-drone systems for an operational pilot at U.S. military installations, ...

An AR-15 rifle with bullets on an American flag, a symbol of the right of patriotic Americans to bear arms, guaranteed by the Second Amendment. © casenbina / E+ via ...

US forces stationed at the southern border used a laser weapon to shoot down three cartel-linked drones this week, the military said Thursday. Drug cartels have been increasingly using uncrewed aerial ...

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the first public declaration Monday that the United States has placed “space control weapons” in orbit, an announcement that will surely reverberate in the power ...

This is the first public acknowledgement that the U.S. military put a space weapon in Earth's orbit.

Soldiers tested technology designed to detect and disable small drones during a recent exercise.