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    Army-made motors power historic ‘Game of Drones’ flight

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    A U.S. Army soldier in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform is holding a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) in what appears to be a desert environment. The drone is white with olive/green wingtips and tail surfaces, consistent with a small tactical UAS such as the RQ-11 Raven or similar platform. The setting appears to be an arid training or testing range with flat terrain and mountains visible in the background.

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.16.2026

    Photo by Jason Kaneshiro 

    Defense Contract Management Agency

    Army Capt. Lee Washburn, Army Materiel Command military liaison for advanced manufacturing of small Unmanned Aerial Systems, holds the drone that set a new world endurance flight record of 521 minutes and 43 seconds for a battery-powered group 1 drone during Defense Contract Management Agency’s “Game of Drones” event at Edwards Air Force Base, California, July 16. The drone was powered by one of the first brushless motors manufactured by U.S. Army Materiel Command at the Tobyhanna Army Depot.

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    Date Taken: 07.16.2026
    Date Posted: 09.04.2026 15:11
    Photo ID: 9914488
    VIRIN: 260716-D-EE720-2631
    Resolution: 1672x1194
    Size: 434.02 KB
    Location: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US

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