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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A pilot sits in the cockpit of a military helicopter on the tarmac at a military installation. The aircraft is carrying counter-unmanned aerial system weapons.

Operation Flyswatter

An Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopter sits on the tarmac after demonstrating its ability to detect, track and defeat unmanned aircraft systems during Operation Flyswatter, a live-fire event at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Aug. 12, 2025.

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