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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two people work on a large electric aircraft on a paved lot.

Futuristic Flyer

Personnel secure batteries to a Hexa aircraft's motors at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., before its first flight at a military airfield, July 6, 2022. The unmanned electric aircraft, piloted via remote control, used 18 motors and propellers to fly for approximately 10 minutes and reach a height of about 50 feet. The Air Force's 413th Flight Test Squadron provided coordination, logistics and support for the Hexa team's developmental ground and flight-testing operations.

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