{
  "id": 559196,
  "title": "U.S. Army moves to make high-energy lasers a permanent defense against drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/u-s-army-moves-to-make-high-energy-lasers-a-permanent-defense-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:50:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/u-s-army-pursues-high-energy-lasers-for-permanent-counter-drone-defense-50631638.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. Army is negotiating with AeroVironment over an Enduring High-Energy Laser, or E-HEL, that could make laser weapons a permanent part of its counter-drone arsenal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}