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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

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A U.S. Army Infantryman with the 10th Mountain Division assigned to the East African Response Force puts on his body armor in preparation for an emergency deployment exercise on Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, July 1, 2018. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Haley D. Phillips)

Army to Test Out Lighter Body Armor Plates This Year

The Army's multi-component Soldier Protection System body armor features hard-armor plates designed to stop rifle rounds.

A screengrab of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-21 concept. Via a Lockheed video

Lockheed Touts New 'F-21' Fighter Jet Concept for International Sales

While details are scarce so far, photos of the aircraft had a lot to say.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Jan. 13, 2018, in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen/Coast Guard

Congress Finally Funds New Icebreaker for Coast Guard

The legislation that avoided a second government shutdown included $655 million for a new Coast Guard icebreaker.

Guardsmen with the 207th Engineer Utilities Detachment, with UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transportation support from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, participate in Arctic skills training in Snowhawk Valley near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Feb. 9, 2019. The Army has contracted with Raytheon Co. to supply new aviation radios. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Risinger)

Army Taps Raytheon to Build Enhanced Radios for Black Hawks, Apaches

ARC-231A are "software-defined" so they can be rapidly updated without requiring the radio to be removed from the aircraft.

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Featured Videos

Mission Configurable: FightLite Industries' MCR

Shake, Rattle and Roll: The New 5.56mm MCX Rattler Rifle

Mini-MPX: Sig Sauer's MPX Copperhead Rifle

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Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Military Aircraft Identification Quiz

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