US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel drones near border
The US military used a laser in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the US-Mexico border, US officials said on Thursday. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and US Northern Command said in a statement that the operation took place late Tuesday and early Wednesday [...] The post US military uses laser to down three Mexican cartel…
US military personnel have successfully used a laser weapon to destroy three cartel-linked drones near the southern border, according to a recent statement by Joint Task Force - Southern Border. The directed-energy weapon, known as the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, is a mobile system mounted on a vehicle and was deployed by US forces stationed at the border this week.
The drones were deemed hostile due to their use in supporting activities that posed a physical threat to US military personnel and Customs and Border Protection partners. The task force emphasized that the deployment of layered countermeasures, including advanced directed-energy capabilities like the laser system, sends a clear message that they will not tolerate hostile surveillance.
Drug cartels have increasingly turned to unmanned aerial systems to support their operations, and US forces have responded by testing hundreds of counter-drone systems in a controlled environment near the border.
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