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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. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, participate in an elephant walk during Exercise VIGILANT ACE 18 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Franklin R. Ramos)

Pentagon Cancels Large-Scale Vigilant Ace Exercise with South Korea

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks in a Vallejo, Calif., dry dock facility undergoing depot-level maintenance including inspections and repairs to critical cutter components prior to the cutter’s next patrol, April 16, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Matthew S. Masaschi)

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Returns Home After 6 Months in Dry Dock

This photo, courtesy of www.scramble.nl, shows a Belgian F-16 that was destroyed when a mechanic accidentally fired a Vulcan cannon at it from another aircraft. Visit Scramble Magazine on Facebook at @scramblemagazine. Scramble Magazine photo

Mechanic Accidentally Fires Cannon, Destroying F-16 on Ground in Belgium

Photo illustration of the Defiant from Sikorsky-Boeing. Courtesy of Sikorsky-Boeing

The SB>1 Defiant Hasn't Flown Yet. But Army Officials Say They're Not Worried

A Stryker from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment fitted with the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station-Javelin negotiates the terrain of the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. (U.S. Army photo)

Army Begins Field Testing Remotely Operated Weapon Station on Strykers

Soldier wearing the Enhanced Night Vision Goggles. (U.S. Army Photo)

Army, Marines to Buy Thousands of New Binocular-Style Night-Vision Goggles

Cpl. Nicholas Escobedo, a squad leader with 2nd Squad, 1st Platoon, Echo Company (Co. E), Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (BLT 2/7), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), signals Marines to move forward during an airfield seizure exercise, April 7, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

15-Person Marine Rifle Squads Could Be Coming Soon for Deployed Units

Tyndall Air Force Base evacuated assets to avoid the path of Hurricane Michael, Oct. 8, 2018. The aircraft will reposition to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and other locations around the country. Evacuated aircraft will return when the storm danger has passed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cody Miller)

Tyndall Evacuates Personnel as Bases Brace for Hurricane Michael

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), in the Pacific Ocean on March 22, 2017. (U.S. Navy/Leon Wong)

New 'Navy Sustainment System' Aims to Improve Aircraft Readiness

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Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

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