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Latvia sends mobile intercept units to Russian border in wake of drone incursions

Latvia Deploys Mobile Drone Interceptor Teams to Eastern Border

Latvia will deploy mobile drone-interceptor units to its eastern border within days.
The teams will use local interceptor drones and operate from 4x4 vehicles.
Officials say the long-term answer is likely automated launch-box interceptor systems.

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DT Editorial Team·May 27, 2026·via defensenews.com

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The Pentagon wants to field laser weapons at scale within 3 years

Pentagon Sets 36-Month Deadline to Field Laser Weapons

The Pentagon has set a 36-month deadline to field high-energy laser weapons at scale, driven by the cost asymmetry of shooting $3M Patriot missiles at $20K Iranian drones
All US military branches have active laser weapon programs accelerating toward the deadline, including a joint Army-Navy Golden Dome program
Israel's Elbit Systems simultaneously revealed plans to mount airborne lasers on fighter jets to overcome limitations of ground-based systems

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DT Editorial Team·Mar 24, 2026·via c4isrnet.com

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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

The War Zone's Weekly Bunker Talk Tackles Drones, Carriers, and More

Weekly roundup covers drone defense, carrier deployments, and emerging military technologies
Key topics include the USS Gerald R. Ford's 200+ day deployment and counter-drone policy gaps
Community forum format invites defense professionals and analysts to discuss underreported stories

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 14, 2026·2 min read·via twz.com

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Pentagon Issues New Guidance on Hardened Structures for Drone Defense

The Pentagon issues new guidance mandating blast-resistant shelters, overhead netting, and dispersal patterns against drone threats
Updated Unified Facilities Criteria apply to both domestic installations and forward-deployed bases worldwide
The shift acknowledges that active defenses alone cannot counter the volume and low cost of modern drone swarms

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·5 min read·via defense.gov

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USS Preble Used HELIOS Laser To Zap Four Drones In Expanding Testing

USS Preble's HELIOS Laser Destroys Four Drones in At-Sea Test

The USS Preble's 60-kilowatt HELIOS laser neutralized four drones in the first confirmed multi-target shipboard laser engagement
HELIOS offers an effectively unlimited magazine at near-zero marginal cost versus million-dollar interceptor missiles per shot
The successful test moves directed-energy weapons from experimental curiosity to demonstrated operational capability for the Navy

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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DT Editorial Team·Feb 11, 2026·4 min read·via twz.com

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Hardened Structures, Nets For Drone Defense Front And Center In New Pentagon Guidance

Pentagon Prioritizes Nets and Hardened Structures for Drone Defense

JIATF-401 releases guidance placing hardened structures, overhead netting, and cables at the center of US drone defense
The Harden, Obscure, Perimeter strategy supplements active defenses that can be overwhelmed by cheap drone swarms
Officials acknowledge you cannot shoot down every cheap drone with expensive missiles and the math demands passive defenses

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