US Army Destroys Three Drones With Laser at Mexican Border

Friday, August 28, 2026

"Joint Task Force " Southern Border (JTF-SB), operating under US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in support of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), successfully defended US military personnel and CBP partners by mitigating three adversarial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) using directed energy capabilities this week."

Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL)

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"During the operation, which spanned the late-night hours of 25 and 26 August, JTF-SB personnel used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) system to engage and defeat three hostile UAS, determined to be such based on their use in direct support of activities posing a physical threat to US military personnel and CBP partners."

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-28 07:30 AM | Reply

Yeah, but what about AIPAC?

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-08-28 08:40 AM | Reply

Oh I can do that one.

AeroVironment makes the laser. They have a near billion dollar deal with Israel, after Congressional approval was given for foreign arms sale, for the lasers, switchblade drones, etc.

They also supply Ukraine, US ME regional allies, basically everybody that's against the Russian-Iranian axis and their surrogates in Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon.

#3 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-08-28 08:57 AM | Reply

Nah you need to drip more thinly veiled antisemitic feel like calling Jews "pod people" and framing their activities as an "invasion."

Then link some peripherally associated US politician with an AIPAC Tracker showing they received a whole $14,589 in likely unsolicited or unknown blanket donations.

Then finish with FUNNY to mock those rightfully calling out the ridiculousness of one's posting.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-08-28 09:14 AM | Reply