{
  "id": 694540,
  "title": "Pentagon Wants to Deploy Lasers, Other Counter Drone Tech in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/pentagon-wants-to-deploy-lasers-other-counter-drone-tech-in-us",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T19:39:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/pentagon-wants-to-deploy-lasers-other-counter-drone-tech-in-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon is moving to speed up the deployment of high-powered lasers and other counter-drone systems around key US facilities, amid increased threats from unmanned aircraft.",
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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."
}