The long-awaited “Skyrim in space,” Starfield, is out today after many years in development over at Bethesda. It’s ambitious and lavishly produced, but despite its size it lacks the sense of wonder ...

Destroyer USS Zumwalt has long had problems with its main deck guns, which don't have any ammunition. The technologically advanced stealth destroyer is getting something new though. The Zumwalt is ...

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It sounds absurd—pirates with rifles attacking unarmed cargo ships. But modern freighters are designed to defend themselves without firing a shot. From long-range acoustic blasters that vibrate ...

Officials said the 80-year-old concrete platforms posed a significant threat of collapsing through the ship’s aging decks.

In 1845, the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror set sail from England on a mission to chart a passage around the top of North America. Led by Captain Sir John Franklin, the ...

The U.S. gun industry is shipping firearms to Ukraine for military and civilian defense against Russian invasion forces. The National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), a Connecticut-based trade ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --After 66 years of outdoor display on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol, a 4/50 gun that arguably fired the second American shot of World War II at Pearl Harbor is on the verge ...

An X-ray scan of a cargo container bound for Haiti from the Port of Miami uncovered a cache of undeclared firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition — now the man who attempted to ship them is in ...

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What do shipping containers and artillery shells have in common? This isn’t a trick question. The answer is that both have been in very short supply at some point over the past three years. And these ...

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