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Pentagon Tests HSI-Bought Device Possibly Linked to Havana Syndrome: CNN

Pentagon spent over a year testing a backpack-portable device producing pulsed radio waves linked to Havana Syndrome, purchased for eight figures using Defense Department funds.

  • Pentagon has spent more than a year testing a device Homeland Security Investigations bought using Defense Department funding in the waning days of the Biden administration, paying eight figures for a unit that emits pulsed radio waves linked by some investigators to Havana Syndrome.
  • U.S. diplomats first reported troubling symptoms in Havana, initiating years of inquiry as the intelligence community probed directed-energy causes while publicly citing insufficient evidence and recently judged foreign actors very unlikely.
  • HSI's purchase surfaced technical details about the device's components and portability; it contains some Russian parts but is not entirely Russian, and officials say it fits in a backpack.
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security acquired a device about a year ago that is supposed to cause "Havana syndrome." CNN writes about it with reference to sources.

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According to CNN it was purchased by the United States and would cause the most unpleasant physical effects described by many U.S. diplomats

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The Department of Defense has spent more than a year testing a device purchased from a covert operation that some investigators believe could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments affecting spies, diplomats and troops...

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CNN reports that the artifact was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security for 'millions of dollars', has been tested for a year and has 'Russian components'

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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