Pentagon researchers say weapons like shoulder-fired rockets expose troops who fire them to blast waves far above safety limits, but they remain in wide use. Special Operations troops trained with ...

The Javelin is widely considered to be the most powerful shoulder-fired rocket in the arsenals of the United States and NATO. A recent report from USA Today reads like something from a Tom Clancy ...

Marines will soon carry an upgraded shoulder-fired rocket that they can launch from inside buildings or bunkers, giving them more options for devastating firepower. Marine Corps Systems Command ...

The U.S.-made Javelin is the most sophisticated shoulder-fired missile launcher in the world, with a range of a mile and a half. Its main purpose is to destroy military tanks, but it also has the ...

A M72 LAW missile was fired at a house in Kiryat Ata on Saturday night, police confirmed. No one was injured. Large police forces are at the scene. A LAW missile is a shoulder-fired missile that ...

Two rockets were launched from the northern Gaza Strip at the southern border city of Sderot a short while ago, the IDF says. According to the military, one of the rockets impacted near Kibbutz ...

Wilcox says the most intimidating weapon was a shoulder-fired rocket launcher called the SMAW. W WILCOX: Imagine a 300-pound linebacker hitting you in the chest at full speed. Ooh. It rattles your ...

But soon they will include the M252 60mm mortar and the M3A1 shoulder-fired rocket system, known as the MAAWS. The M224 81mm mortar has been used in virtual training since last year. The service ...

missiles aren't only of the large variety fired from a vehicle or missile silo. There are missile launchers that troops can and do carry with them that they fire from over their shoulder like a ...

The Javelin is widely considered to be the most powerful shoulder-fired rocket in the arsenals of the United States and NATO. This mercenary told Fisher that “he has been trained to perform ...