At the start of World War II, most tanks carried short, low velocity guns designed mainly to support infantry rather than destroy enemy armor. That changed when the Soviet T-34 appeared with a ...

Beyond, up a gentle slope, looms Russia. Finns used to drive across here to fill up on half-price gasoline. That was before Russia started pushing migrants across the two countries’ roughly 830-mile ...

After WWII, the Soviet Union explored amphibious assault submarines intended to deliver troops and vehicles behind enemy lines, including Arctic operations under ice. Concepts evolved from Project 621 ...

Last year Ukraine received 49 U.S.-made M1A1 tanks from Australia, which is receiving more effective M1A2 SEPv3 models from the Americans. Ukraine had received 31 M1A1s from the U.S. in 2024. As of ...

The 2026 Paralympics have begun under political tension as Russia's return has sparked controversy — and already resulted in ...

Lithuania has appropriated roughly €700 million for 44 advanced Leopard 2A8 tanks—but rather than buying them from Germany outright, it has arranged to build them in its own factories.

Heavy losses and trench warfare define Russia’s prolonged war in Ukraine as peace efforts remain deadlocked. Last month, Russia’s full-scale war with Ukraine crossed a grim, symbolic threshold: 1,418 ...

World War II accelerated weapons innovation at an unprecedented pace. As global conflict intensified, the United States rapidly expanded and refined its arsenal, adapting existing designs while ...

A new energy shock would hit an economy still recovering from previous price jumps, said Veronika Grimm of Germany’s council of economic experts.

The Gloster Meteor, Britain’s first operational jet fighter, was developed under strict secrecy during the Second World War.

From the Me 262 to late-war Spitfires and Mustangs, this list ranks WWII’s quickest combat-ready aircraft by top speed and real-world impact—skipping pure prototypes and rocket interceptors—to ...

World War II produced some of the most recognizable military weapons ever made, but few were more important than the rifles issued to ordinary soldiers. Millions of troops depended on these firearms ...