Thermobaric weapons like the ODAB-1500UMPK raise serious ethical questions, as their indiscriminate effects in populated areas can cause civilian casualties and long-term environmental damage. Caustic ...
Russia used the weapon in its invasion of Ukraine, British officials claimed. Russia and the United States have both used thermobaric weapons in previous conflicts and have been in a decades-long race ...
A new video shows Ukraine destroying what it claims was a Russian heavy flamethrower system. Drones directed a HIMARS to destroy the weapon, the Special Operations Forces said. The TOS-1A thermobaric ...
Ukraine has destroyed one of Russia's thermobaric flamethrowers, which range in price from $6.5 to $15 million, according to a video shared on Telegram by the Third Assault Brigade. Members of FATUM ...
July 14, 2025: China recently tested a 2 kg thermobaric explosive device. This weapon created a 1,000 degree Celsius fireball that lasted two seconds. This was fifteen times longer than any current ...
Summary: Throughout history, fire has been a devastating weapon, from the Byzantine Empire’s secretive “Greek fire” to modern flamethrowers and incendiary weapons. The U.S. military has largely ...
Throughout the past century, warfare has evolved in fascinating and frightening ways. Firearms have gotten bigger and more lethal, planes, and boats have become even more integral parts of war (though ...
December 21, 2023: Ukraine has demonstrated lots of ingenuity and innovation while fighting the invading Russian forces. A recent example of this was the Ukrainian use of UAVs (quadcopters) carrying a ...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia's central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a ...
Turkey has developed a “most powerful” thermobaric bomb capable of blasting below 90m of rock and earth, according to state media. The 970kg Gazap (Ghost) and Hayalet (Wrath) weapons were developed by ...
Maya Mehrara is a News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K.. Her focus is reporting on international news. She has covered Ukraine, Russia, immigration issues, and the revolution in Iran. Maya ...