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 ...

This article surveys 30 weapons that transformed warfare over the past century, from the AK-47 and M16 rifles to modern systems like the F-22 Raptor, MQ-9 Reaper, and hypersonic weapons, each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vikram Mittal is a contributor who covers aerospace and defense. Image posted on social media showing a Russian T-72 tank ...