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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An unmanned surface vehicle launches a rocket leaving an orange glow on blue waters during the day.

Going With the Glow

A surface-to-air kinetic engagement system launches a rocket from a Tsunami unmanned surface vehicle during the Fleet Experimentation 2026 event in Key West, Fla., April 28, 2026. The exercise integrates commercially developed unmanned systems and artificial intelligence with traditional manned naval platforms.

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