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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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U.S. Army M1 Abrams tank of the 118th Infantry Regiment South Carolina National Guard, provides security during Operation Hickory Sting at Ft. Bliss, Texas, August 9, 2018. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Wayne Becton)

Army Bases 16th ABCT at Bliss, Making Texas the True Home of Armor

The T-6A Texan II is a single-engine, two-seat primary trainer designed to train Joint Primary Pilot Training, or JPPT, students in basic flying skills common to U.S. Air Force and Navy pilots. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. David Richards)

Air Force Greenlights T-6 Trainer as Safe to Fly After Recent Crash

A 101st Airborne Division soldier fires an M4 carbine during a live-fire range training May 29, 2015, in eastern Afghanistan. Photo: U.S. Army.

Army Finds Fix for Dangerous Glitch in M4 and M4A1 Service Rifles

Lt. Col. Christine Mau, the 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, puts on her helmet before taking her first flight in the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on May 5, 2015. Mau, who previously flew F-15E Strike Eagles, made history as the first female F-35 pilot in the program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Marleah Robertson)

Air Force Collecting Feedback to Design Better-Fitting Flight Suits

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) arrives at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bradley J. Gee)

Navy Sub Returns to Port After Leak Found in Nuclear Plant

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Strike Aircraft Test Squadron (VX) 23 tests the Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephane Belcher)

Precision Ship-Landing System Could Be Game-Changer at Bare Airfields

A CH-53E Super Stallion hovers above Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, during external lift training in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)

Okinawa-Based Marine Helicopter Makes 'Precautionary Landing' in Nagasaki

A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank, manned by soldiers of the 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, rumbles across Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, following a live-fire exercise, June 25, 2015. (Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes)

US Soldiers in Stable Condition after Tank Accident in Slovakia

Crew chiefs prepare a B-1B Lancer on Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, for combat operations against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, April 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman James Richardson)

B-1 Ejection Seat Failure Not Affecting Deployed Operations, General Says

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A-10 Thunderbolt II

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