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US sailors conduct routine maintenance on a jet blast deflector on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on July 9, 2025. (US Navy)
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A soldier and a design engineer load a machine gun mounted on a ground robotic complex during trials at a training ground on April 10, 2026. (Getty Images)
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US Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury on April 18, 2026. (US Air Force)
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The “Sachsen”, "Bayern", and frigates of the German Navy sail during a military exercise in the North Sea on October 13, 2025, near Harstad, Norway. (Getty Images)
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on April 22, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media on March 22, 2026, in Dimona, Israel. (Getty Images)
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USS Abraham Lincoln conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026, in the Arabian Sea. (Getty Images)
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US Air Force personnel examine a small unmanned aerial system at Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti on May 20, 2026. (US Air Force)
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Ukrainian paratroopers boarding a Mil Mi-8 helicopter on March 27, 2026, in Ukraine. (Getty Images)
Experts
David Byrd
Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Ian Crone
Fellow (Nonresident), Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Jack David
Senior Fellow and Trustee
