Having become an integral attribute of the general progress of mankind, the development of weapons and military equipment takes place in close connection with this process. The creation of new types of weapons, their massive use often have a decisive influence on the emergence and outcome of armed conflicts, often changing the course of world history. The proposed book provides for the first time a complete retrospective overview of the development of weapons and military equipment from sling and bow used in antiquity to modern supersonic missile carrier aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missile. Throwing and cold weapons, small arms and missiles, artillery, armored and aviation equipment - the reader will find all this on the pages of the publication. Along with historical samples of weapons and military equipment, the latest weapons are presented, as well as promising developments.