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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, (September 14, 2026) - 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Citizen Airmen engage with various virtual reality maintenance training scenarios at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The 433rd Maintenance Group is leveraging VR technology to run its Maintenance Qualification Training Program, allowing maintainers to hone their skills in a digital space while reducing costs and demands on the C-5M Super Galaxy fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo via DOW)
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FORT HOOD, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, (August 31, 2026) - Troopers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, use TyrOS, an application designed to streamline preventative maintenance checks and services on military vehicles, at Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 31, 2026. The application allows Soldiers to use emerging technology and provide immediate feedback. (U.S. Army photo via DOW)
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FORT BLISS, Texas, (August 31, 2026) - Last week, service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to stop three hostile, unmanned aircraft systems deemed a threat. They were believed to be linked to drug cartels. (Photo via DOW)
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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.