Axios on MSN

For the Pentagon's drone push, the "factory is the weapon"

The Gauntlet kicks off at Fort Benning, Georgia, this week. The trials run through early March, putting small, inexpensive ...

Army successfully tests Apache with new ammunition meant to shred drone swarms

The new airburst-capable 30mm round is meant to give the helicopters drone hunting capabilities without extensive new ...
The Debrief

The Laser That Shut Down El Paso’s Skies: What We Know About the Army’s ‘LOCUST’ Counter-Drone Weapon

LOCUST counter-drone laser linked to El Paso airspace shutdown highlights how directed-energy weapons are entering real-world ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Army’s Apache test shreds drone swarms with brutal new ammo

The U.S. Army fired a new type of airburst ammunition from an AH-64 Apache helicopter in December 2025, destroying drone ...

Airspace Closure Over Laser Weapon Use A Glaring Example Of Drone Defense Policy Struggles

After years of putting off the drone threat, the U.S. government is trying to do something about it, but policy is struggling ...
New Atlas

Watch: Coyote interceptor downs drone swarms with electromagnetic weapon

With a single invisible shot, Raytheon's Coyote Block 3 UAV zapped swarms of drones out of the sky in a US Army demonstration ...
UK Defence Journal

American warship downs drones with laser weapon

The US Navy has confirmed that a frontline destroyer has successfully used a ship-mounted laser weapon to defeat multiple uncrewed aerial threats during a recent at-sea demonstration.
Tech Xplore

Counter-drone technologies are evolving—but there's no surefire way to defend against drone attacks

When the Federal Aviation Administration closed the airport in El Paso, Texas, and the airspace around it on Feb. 10, 2026, ...

It Appears That Immigration Officials Caused the El Paso Airport Shutdown When They Panic-Fired a Powerful Laser Weapon at a Children’s Balloon

It later turned out that the order, which would’ve closed the airport for ten days, was issued by Federal Aviation ...

Ukraine's drone makers are turning up production for a weapon they once thought would never work

Both Ukraine and Russia are operating fiber-optic drones, which can't be jammed with traditional electronic warfare tactics.

Exclusive-AeroVironment's LOCUST counter-drone laser used by US Army near El Paso airport, sources say

By David Jeans and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, ...