The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is set to test a high-energy laser system against drones at White Sands Missile Range over the weekend.
06.03.2026 23:22
👍 1
🔁 1
💬 0
📌 0
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is set to test a high-energy laser system against drones at White Sands Missile Range over the weekend.
Pete Hegseth and other military leaders warned lawmakers that gaps in counter-drone technology could leave U.S. forces and assets increasingly vulnerable.
The information could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.
The launch was scheduled years in advance and was not in response to current world events, according to Air Force Global Strike Command.
Aircraft launching from the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump wrote that “IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE” should the Islamic Republic decide to put down its arms.
The country will also buy fewer Lockheed Martin F-35 jets than initially planned after unit costs of the fighter increased.
Officials in Gulf countries complained the U.S. ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region.
“Each interception carries a financial and logistical cost," one analyst said.
The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate the AI company as a supply chain risk.
Iran's barrage of ballistic missiles and suicide drones threaten to deplete the U.S. military's finite number of interceptor missiles, experts warn.
NORAD detected and tracked two Russian Tu-142s operating within the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones on Wednesday.
March 5, 2026 - U.S. forces conduct precision strikes in Iran, targeting Iranian command and control facilities, air defense capabilities, missile + drone launch sites, and military airfields.
Ukraine announced earlier this year that it would begin exporting low-cost interceptor drones specifically designed to hunt and destroy Iranian Shaheds.
“With Spain, France and Holland, we will send naval assets to protect Cyprus in the next few days,” Guido Crosetto told Italy’s parliament in a statement.
The Franco-German initiative appears to carry the tacit backing of the Trump administration, according to comments by a top Pentagon official.
Artificial intelligence plays no role yet in interception missions — today it is still manual ramming or close-in detonation.
The meeting will focus on rapidly replenishing the U.S. stockpile of munitions and weapons expended in the Iran war.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged on Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets despite U.S. air superiority over Iran.
Photos released by U.S. Central Command shows that U.S. sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln marked ordnances headed for Iran with their names.
Video shows the Precision Strike Missile being launched in open desert terrain from M142 HIMARS as part of Operation Epic Fury.
UK says F-35 fighter has shot down an in Iranian drone in first for RAF
“If Airbus maintains its position of not wanting to work with Dassault, the matter is dead,” said Dassault boss Eric Trappier.
“I just could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform leveraging innovation to create dilemmas for the enemy.” – Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander
Military forces from Ecuador and the United States have begun joint military operations against organized crime groups in the South American country.
“Iran tried to kill President Trump, and President Trump got the last laugh,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday.
U.S. Central Command confirmed that a fleet of B-52s was used to target ballistic missile and commander control posts in Iran.
In another first, the U.K. reported that its Royal Air Force’s F-35B jets had intercepted Iranian drones above Jordan.
