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U.S. military used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure
The U.S. government said it would do better to communicate between agencies after the military reportedly used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas on Thursday.

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Hegseth-led military used high-energy laser to shoot down CBP drone over Texas — again — forcing airspace shutdown
US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say
Military shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone with a laser
The U.S. military at the southern border used a laser system to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” uncrewed aerial system near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday, prompting the Federal Avia...

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Chaos After Pentagon Pete’s Bungled Laser Strikes Again
U.S. military shoots down government drone in Texas accident, Reuters sources say
US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say
Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Andre Carson (Ind.) said in a joint statement Thursday evening that the Pentagon reportedly shot down a CBP drone using “high-risk cou...

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US military laser shoots down government drone in Texas incident
Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, officials say
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US reverse-engineers captured Iranian drone, deploys new version to Middle East

The U.S. military has activated what officials describe as America’s first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East, marking a shift toward lower-cost unmanned weapons systems.