The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

"I see this cultural shift of 'embracing the tape' and aligning to our aviation community as the single most important thing we've done as a community in the last 20 ... its 5-inch deck gun ...

The “ Homeless Battleship ” may be close to finding a permanent long-term berth. This week, it was reported that officials in Galveston, Texas, are floating a plan to see the former USS Texas ...

Doug Hegdahl, the subject of Marc Leepson’s “The Unlikely War Hero: A Vietnam War POW’s Story of Courage and Resilience in ...

The U.S. Air Force confirmed that F-16 fightes used Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 70mm guided rockets in the ...

The Hydra 70 is itself derived from a previous weapon, the 2.75-inch ... AGR-20 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) also used by U.S. Air Force’s F-16s, or on-board machine guns.

SEVENTY-NINE YEARS ago the end was in sight for World War 2. Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 7, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered on September 2, 1945.

In the run-up to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Belarusian news agency BelTA together ...

All history enthusiasts—or at least those particularly interested in military history—remember a date that marked a before and after in World War II: June 6, 1944. That day is usually referred to by ...