U.S. Military Uses Laser to Shoot Down 3 Cartel Drones at Southern Border, Pentagon Says
The Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser marked the first confirmed use of directed energy against cartel-operated aircraft, officials said.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, the U.S. military used an 'Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser' to shoot down three drones along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, officials said Thursday.
- The Joint Task Force, comprising about 8,000 U.S. service members, was formed last year to support President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and conducted the operation.
- USNORTHCOM officials determined the drones were 'hostile' because they posed 'a physical threat to U.S. military personnel' and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency said.
- Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commander of the Joint Task Force, stated cartels 'are increasingly employing unmanned aircraft systems to facilitate illicit human-smuggling and actively spy on our personnel and law enforcement partners.'
- While cartels primarily use drones for surveillance and smuggling, Austin Doctor of the University of Nebraska at Omaha noted weaponized drone attacks remain rare inside the United States.
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US Army Uses a Laser Weapon for the First Time to Down Three Cartel Drones on the Mexico Border
MEXICO · SECURITY Key Facts —What happened: The US Army shot down three cartel-linked drones with a high-energy laser near the Mexican border this week. —Where: The engagements took place late Tuesday 25 and early Wednesday 26 August 2026 in the Rio Grande Valley, southern Texas. —Why it matters: It is the first time the […] The post US Army Uses a Laser Weapon for the First Time to Down Three Cartel Drones on the Mexico Border appeared first on…
US military downs 3 suspected cartel drones with laser
(KVIA) -- Friday, the U.S. Department of War said service members used a laser system to stop three drones suspected to be linked to drug cartels in the southern border. Directed-energy weapons, including lasers, can be used to take out drones and incoming missiles, according to the department. It said it's cheaper than using kinetic The post US military downs 3 suspected cartel drones with laser appeared first on KVIA.
The United States uses laser weapon to knock down 3 drones linked to cartels on the border with Mexico; they were identified as a threat to military personnel
U.S. Military Uses Lasers to Shoot Down Mexican Cartel Drones at Southern Border * The Gateway Pundit * by Johnathan Jones, The Western Journal
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