U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says

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1. Fri, 28 August 2026

   7 reports
   • Google News - Top Stories04:08first to report
     U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says

     U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says CBS News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

   • Index.hr (Croatia)04:09
     Američka vojska: Laserom smo srušili tri drona kod granice s Meksikom

     AMERIČKA vojska koristila je laser u dolini Rio Grande u južnom Teksasu kako bi oborila tri drona meksičkog narkokartela ovog tjedna blizu američko-meksičke granice, rekli su sinoć američki dužnosnici.

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     • tportal (Croatia)28 Aug, 04:17their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories04:19
     US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border

     US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border CNN U.S. military uses laser to shoot down 3 cartel drones at southern border, Pentagon says CBS News Joint Task Force – Southern Border uses high-energy laser system to mitigate cartel-linked drone threats DVIDS Task force uses drones to patrol Naco border crossings KVOA U.S. Army Shoots Down Cartel-Linked Drones with Laser Weapon on Southern Border Defensemirror.com

   • Telegram.hr (Croatia)05:31
     Američka vojska laserom oborila tri drona meksičkog narkokartela

     Operacija se dogodila kasno u utorak i rano u srijedu, a korišten je vojni višenamjenski visokoenergetski laser

   • Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)05:38
     Vojska laserom srušila tri drona blizu granice
   • Vecernji list (Croatia)11:00
     Amerikanci pokazali novo moćno oružje na granici: Laserom oborili tri drona meksičkog kartela

     Vojska nije navela proizvođača laserskog sustava, a Reuters navodi da je AeroVironment Inc. isporučio svoja prva dva višenamjenska visokoenergetska lasera američkoj vojsci prošlog ljeta

   • The Hill12:01
     Laser used to shoot down cartel drones near Mexico border

     The U.S. military this week used a high-energy laser to shoot down three drones near the southern border that officials said were linked to Mexican drug cartels. The operation took place late Tuesday and early Wednesday and involved the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to bring down the drones along the U.S.-Mexican border, Joint...

2. Sat, 29 August 2026

   1 report
   • El País (Spain)20:36
     El Ejército de EE UU derriba con láser tres drones cerca de la frontera con México

     La Sedena confirma que el operativo se llevó a cabo en la parte texana de la frontera con Reynosa contra dispositivos “utilizados por traficantes de indocumentados para la vigilancia de autoridades”

3. Fri, 4 September 2026

   2 reports
   • thecourier.com.au16:43
     Lasers 'down 11 cartel drones' along US southern border

     US officials say laser technology deployed on the US-Mexico border in recent days has been used to shoot...

   • Le Figaro (France)22:00
     Narcotrafic : les États-Unis ont abattu 300 drones à la frontière avec le Mexique

     Le ministre mexicain de la Défense a précisé qu’il s’agissait de drones commerciaux, utilisés pour repérer «des routes dégagées, où il n’y a pas de présence des autorités».