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TAMPA, Fla. — On Aug. 13, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced efforts to establish the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.
The unit, called Task Force Falcon Strike, will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners.
Falcon Strike’s launch occurs nine months after CENTCOM established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the U.S. military's first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.
Read more: CENTCOM LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER MULTINATIONAL ATTACK DRONE TASK FORCE
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July 9, 2026 - The Department of War announced today the award of two Joint Laser Weapon System (JLWS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements to advance the United States' next-generation cruise missile and unmanned aerial system (UAS) defense architecture. The agreements with nLIGHT Defense and Lockheed Martin Aculight, executed by the Department's Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE) Critical Technology Area (CTA), have an initial award value of $86 million and a total program ceiling of $847 million.
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, (June 24, 2026) - Today, the first milestone test of Golden Dome for America (GDA) was a full mission success — and I was honored to witness it firsthand.
Cutting edge directed energy was harnessed and the Dynamic Defense Autonomous Defeat (DDAD) system flawlessly and autonomously cued, targeted, and eliminated a multitude of incoming threats. This test was executed on schedule — and dynamicallydefeated every threat.
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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, (May 13, 2026) - U.S. Air Force maintainers assigned to the 23d Maintenance Squadron install an air refueling probe onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base. The new refueling capability allows A-10 aircraft to receive fuel from HC-130J aircraft at lower altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Howell)
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ALABAMA, UNITED STATES, (May 21, 2026) - Aviation Center of Excellence - Troy Brannon, DEVCOM Armaments Center Science and Technology Representative for Aviation Lethality and Survivability, loads a rocket onto a TRV-150 tactical resupply drone prior to a live-fire test at Fort Rucker, Ala. The event successfully demonstrated the system's ability to fly and fire from a new three-shot launcher configuration. (Photo by Leslie Herlick)