# Lasers down 11 cartel drones along southern border, US military says

https://mins.news/en/item/45699

- Reuters, 2026-09-04 16:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lasers-down-11-cartel-drones-along-southern-border-us-military-says-2026-09-04/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9aeb336f82110001166546

> U.S. officials said Friday that the military has used lasers to shoot down 11 cartel drones since deploying the technology along the U.S.-Mexico border last week.

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