Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

MQ-1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (U.S. Army)

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation behind a KC-10 Extender from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 25, 2021. (U.S. Air Force)

Aerial view of a container ship of COSCO shipping unloading cargoes at the Port of Los Angeles on October 26, 2021 in San Pedro, California. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)

A military plane exhibition marks the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese PLA Air Force at the Military Museum of The Chinese People's Revolution on November 11, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Hou Yu/China News via Getty Images)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf participates in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), July 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert)

The amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge flight deck crew prepare to land an SH-60B Sea Hawk assigned to Light Helicopter Antisubmarine squadron 51 on the flight deck. (U.S. Navy)

CF-5 FLT 218 on the USS George Washington on August 18, 2016. (Todd R. McQueen)