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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A soldier uses a screwdriver on a small aircraft.

Drone Assembly

Soldiers construct a Vanilla unmanned aerial system during the annual Fleet Experimentation 2026 event in Key West, Fla., April 25, 2026. The exercise, hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. 4th Fleet, integrates commercially developed unmanned systems and artificial intelligence with traditional manned naval platforms.

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