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Laser downs cartel drones
Hormuz cleared of Iranian mines
Chinese bots stoke data-center fears
Hackers weaponize Cursor AI
Japan mass-produces interceptor drones
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File image: U.S. Air Force airmen aim a laser at a drone replica during Exercise Freedom Shield 26 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on March 9, 2026. (Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Karissa Dick)
A U.S. Military Laser Shot Down Three Cartel Drones at the Border
The U.S. military used a high-energy laser to down three cartel-linked drones over south Texas this week, the first time it has fired a directed-energy weapon at cartel aircraft, according to Northern Command.
The Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, a vehicle-mounted system built by AeroVironment, destroyed the drones in the Rio Grande Valley after they were judged a threat to U.S. troops and Border Patrol agents. READ ›
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An Israeli drone strike killed three people in the West Bank city of Jenin. Israel said it targeted Qais Bitawi, whom it called the head of Hamas in the Jenin refugee camp, and killed two of his accomplices in the same strike. Read ›
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Russian-speaking hackers used the AI coding tool Cursor to break into at least seven companies. They got past its safeguards by telling the tool the break-ins were an approved security test, part of a ransomware spree that hit over 20 firms in nine countries. Read ›
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Japan approved mass production of 3D-printed interceptor drones to shoot down incoming attack drones. Its defense agency picked Terra Drone's rocket-launched Terra B1, betting that printing will cut costs, speed output. Read ›
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