{
  "id": 15601213,
  "title": "India Navy Eyes Laser-Armed Warships to Counter Cheap Drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/india-navy-eyes-laser-armed-warships-to-counter-cheap-drones",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T11:31:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-19/india-navy-eyes-laser-armed-warships-to-counter-cheap-drones"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India’s navy is exploring new ways to power future warships so they can carry laser and microwave weapons capable of taking down swarms of cheap drones, according to Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}