Laboratory technicians work on samples to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing facility in Wuhan, China on August 4, 2021. (Getty Images)
A production line of the Glide, a high-altitude glider that delivers munitions across thousands of miles, is seen at the defense tech startup Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, California, on September 11, 2025. (Getty Images)
Iran exhibits its missiles, satellite-carrying rockets, and air defense systems in Tehran, Iran, on October 17, 2024. (Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)