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The directed energy system emits an adjustable energy beam that, when aimed at airborne targets such as drones, renders them unable to fly. (Photo: Monica K. Guthrie, PAO, U.S. Army)

Beam On: A Wide Range of Counter-Drone Technologies Comes of Age

M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun

M777 Howitzer

A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10 Thunderbolt II

UH-60A/L Black Hawk Helicopter

B-1B Lancer

Amphibious Assault Ship Tarawa Wasp

Tarawa/Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship

MK19 Grenade Launcher

MK19 Grenade Machine Gun

Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)

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A U.S. Army Infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division assigned to the East African Response Force puts on his body armor in preparation for an emergency deployment exercise on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Haley D. Phillips)

Army Body Armor May Be Too Heavy for Combat, Report Finds

Shown here is the JLTV produced by Oshkosh Truck Corporation, one of the JLTV Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) Phase vendors. (Photo: U.S. Army)

Troops' New Marksmanship Simulator Will Feature a Mock JLTV

U.S. Marines with Company B, 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, 1st Marine Division, get travel in assault amphibious vehicles from Naval Amphibious Base Coronado to participate in the RIMPAC 2016 exercise. (Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Cha)

Marine Corps Cancels Major AAV Upgrade, But Still Plans a New Gun Turret

An F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft taxis across the flight line at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Eshleman)

F-35C Joint Strike Fighter Makes Precautionary Landing in Fresno

Marines, sailors with Bravo Company conduct security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, August 29, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Cody Haas)

Marine Leaders' Plea to Companies: Get Us Our Gear Faster

Lance Cpl. Brook Klahn, a combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, aims a Taser during nonlethal weapons training at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 15, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo/Alexis B. Betances)

Could This Non-Lethal Round Replace Tasers for Marines?

UH-1N Huey. (Air Force photo)

More Than a Decade Later, the Air Force Finally Picks a Huey Replacement

The U.S. Air Force is adopting the Army's Operational Camouflage Pattern as its new combat uniform and will begin incrementally phasing it in beginning Oct. 1. The Air Force will differentiate itself from the Army by using a "spice brown color" for velcro patches, name tape and insignia. Courtesy of Air Force

Air Force OCP Uniform Rollout Just Days Away

FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, Russian air defense system missile system Antey 2500, or S-300 VM, is on display at the opening of the MAKS Air Show in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Russia to Provide Syria with New S-300 Air Defense Missiles

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A-10 Thunderbolt II

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