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An oil tanker is being unloaded with imported crude oil at the Qingdao Port Oil Terminal in Shandong Province, China on April 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Unmanned surface vessels supported by Naval Surface Warfare Center at the Portuguese Navy Operational Experimentation Center in Troia, Portugal on September 24, 2025 (US Navy)
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Missiles launched from Iran are spotted in the skies over the West Bank on February 28, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (US Navy)
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A US Air Force F-16E Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels during Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026. (US Air Force)
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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford while underway during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (US Navy)
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FPV training drones are seen on a wall at the Killhouse Academy drone training center on March 4, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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A view of the unmanned aerial vehicles in the fleet in Erzurum, Turkey, on April 21, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks to journalists on March 11, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
Michael Doran
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East
