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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryen Z. Martinez, a military police officer, left, explains equipment used for C-UAS to Col. Dennis W. Sampson, center, the Officer in Charge of Expeditionary Operations Training Group II Marine Expeditionary Force, during a C-UAS demo at The Basic School on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Donovan E. Melendez)

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth provides remarks at a defense company during the Arsenal of Freedom Tour in Louisville, Colo., Feb. 23, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Oliver Ngayan, 2 Squadron E-7A Wedgetail air battle manager, performs a system check at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, July 18, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)

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A soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Division uses a drone on the Hunter/Killer lane during the U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition on Feb. 18, 2026, in Huntsville, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michelle Lessard-Terry)

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U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct an airborne operation from a CH-47 Chinook at Sicily Drop Zone, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Alvin Cade Jr.)

An 82nd Airborne unit built its own AI tools as the Army pushes a ‘safe playground’ for soldiers to experiment with the tech

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Brian Kimani, a Kenya native, and a crew chief with Alpha Company, 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, launches a RQ-20B Puma unmanned aircraft system during a gunnery qualification range on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Preston Morris).

Marine Corps looking into new medium-range tactical drone as it pushes small UAS capabilities

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. The event was hosted to portray the Secretary of Defense’s initiative of Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez)

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YFQ-42 aircraft sit on the flightline at a California test location as part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft flight test campaign. (Courtesy Air Force photo)

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Texas National Guardsmen look for illegal activity in Brownsville, Texas, September 3, 2025. Guardsmen work alongside the United States Border Patrol to deter illegal activity and enforce U.S. immigration law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

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