In June 1944 during World War II, Japanese tanks charged Marine lines on Saipan believing their armor would protect them. The assault was led by the Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks of the 9th Tank Regiment ...

Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on Iwo Jima in June 1944. Over the next eight months, he built one of the most elaborate defense systems in the Pacific, which would lead to one of the costliest ...

During the brutal Pacific campaign of World War II, the battle for the island of Saipan became one of the most decisive and ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Turkish military shipment carrying M48 and M60 Patton main battle tanks arrived at the Mogadishu port this week, marking a significant escalation in Ankara’s military footprint ...

Despite the Abrams tank’s advanced age and increasing vulnerability to threats such as drones, it has been kept relevant on the modern battlefield by repeated upgrades. The United States military’s M1 ...

Though India’s T-90 tanks were initially manufactured in Russia, Rostec worked with the Indian government to transfer technology and indigenize much of the production locally. India remains the ...

Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of the most extraordinary individual actions of the Pacific War, earning Gray ...

According to the U.S. EPA Automotive Trends Report, average pickup truck weight in the United States has grown by roughly 27 % since 1975, and the overall vehicle footprint has also increased. With ...

Animals fight in every human war, even against their own wishes. Unfortunately, not many of them get the credit they deserve. That's why we have put together a list of 9 forgotten animal war heroes ...

Capt. John Ripley hung 500 pounds of explosives under a bridge, swinging hand over hand for hours, to stop a major offensive in Vietnam.