Marines deploy with a variety of weapons, but only a handful consistently earn their confidence in real-world conditions.

Military weapons are often introduced with bold promises like greater efficiency, revolutionary design, and battlefield dominance on paper. But war has a way of stripping those promises down to their ...

The M40 isn’t just a rifle; it’s a symbol of the Marine Corps’ dedication to marksmanship and the professionalism of its scout snipers. For the Marines who carried it, the rifle became a source of ...

Weeks after they arrived in Puerto Rico, the F-35s were shown flying with live AIM-120Ds, AIM-9Xs and GBU-54s. The U.S. is now showing in official images the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs operating in the ...

The Defense Department wants troops to have new weapons quickly. But testing processes don't include the best ways to do that ...

U.S. Marine Corps offensive air support and close air support training during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-19 at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, CA and Yuma, AZ in September 2018.

The U.S. Marine Corps has been directed to ramp up its security around its ammunition and explosives after a government audit found annual inspections did not meet Department of Defense standards. The ...

The Marine Corps is rapidly fielding its newest anti-ship weapons platforms in Japan. The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, better known as the NMESIS, is being forward deployed to ...

As military spending skyrockets and the push is on for new weapons to go quickly from the lab to the fleet, military leaders, defense contractors, innovators and investors will gather Dec. 16 in ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is stepping up its game in the fast-evolving world of drone technology by launching a specialized unit dedicated to attack drones. Established in January 2025, the Marine Corps ...