Combat exposes weapon flaws missed in testing like maintenance complexity and environmental stress that controlled trials cannot replicate. Many failed weapons were overdesigned or mismatched to ...

A recent test of one of Russia’s most-hyped strategic weapons reportedly ended in failure, undermining the Kremlin’s claims of having a flawless nuclear deterrent. The malfunction casts serious doubt ...

Military weapons often shift from force multipliers to liabilities as threats evolve and countermeasures improve. Static or predictable systems attract concentrated enemy response and require ...