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U.S. Army’s BLADE system shots down drones using a machine gun

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The U.S. Army’s Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system has proven that it can bring down unmanned aerial systems at close ranges during a machine gun mounted on the Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS).

A close-up of the BLADE prototype mounted on a truck during an engineering test in June at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Along with the BLADE system, advanced radar technology helps determine the range, elevation, size and speed of incoming aircraft and projectiles. (Photo by Marian Popescu, CCDC Armaments Center BLADE team)

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First female from the USAF to graduate from U.S. Army’s Ranger School

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First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, is the first female from the U.S. Air Force to graduate from the Army’s Ranger School.

First Lt. Chelsey Hibsch, 821st Contingency Response Squadron, receives her Ranger tab after graduating from the U.S. Army Ranger School Aug. 30, 2019, at Fort Benning, Georgia. Hibsch became the first Air Force female in history to graduate the two-month course. (U.S. Army photo by John Tongret)

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