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Drug syndicates have used .50-caliber ammunition, produced at a plant owned by the U.S. Army and then smuggled across the border, in attacks on Mexican civilians and police. By Ben DooleyIsabella Cota ...

A Russian program to modernize the country’s ground forces is promising big advances in body armor technology. And we mean big: The Russian military equipment manufacturer Rostec promises the armor ...

House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing on "meeting the challenge of white nationalist terrorism at home and abroad" on ...

Key Point: While .50 caliber resistant body armor exists, it’s impractical for the average infantryman. Heavy machine guns and sniper rifles in .50 caliber are some of the most feared weapons for the ...