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US military shoots down three cartel drones with high-energy lasers

August 30, 2026, 10:00 UTC · El Paso, Texas, United States · Americas · no longer in the live window

The US military deployed a laser defense system on the southern US‑Mexico border and destroyed three suspected cartel drones.

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