[daniel1212]

Meanwhile,

Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com › us-military-lags-global-drone-race-2025-9?op=1 The US military is falling behind in the race to field combat drones Sep 13, 2025US troops are almost certain to face swarms of cheap drones in a future conflict. The Pentagon has been slow to adapt to this new reality.

nationalsecurityjournal.org https://nationalsecurityjournal.org › the-u-s-militarys-biggest-problem-it-cant-build-new-weapons The U.S. Military's Biggest Problem: It Can't Build New Weapons 2 days agoWhy Can't America Build A Military? For at least a generation now, the Pentagon's biggest weapons programs have been defined less by battlefield performance and technological advancements than by cost growth,

Breaking Defense https://breakingdefense.com › 2025 › 09 › report-us-counter-drone-defenses-insufficient-as-china-scales-up-unmanned-capabilities Report: US counter-drone defenses 'insufficient' as China scales up ... Sep 10, 2025"The United States views China as its foremost strategic threat, and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is rapidly advancing its drone capabilities by developing more autonomous systems and .

[mewzilla]

Speaking of the UK and drones...

UK under 'spy in the sky' surveillance as hundreds of drones deployed across nation Big Brother Watch warns of intrusive monitoring as more than 60 local authorities hire certified drone pilots

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article: British Military Attacks Drones With Huge Laser "The accuracy is razor sharp."

Not for nothing but I'd prefer a "laser sharp" laser, not just a razor sharp one.

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[BBB333]

I see this technology as quite scalable, for instance in the English Channel or North Sea these lasers could be attached to sharks or ill tempered sea bass...

[dfwgator]

[MulberryDraw]

Could it stop migrant boats?

[gitmo]

Does the US have any such drone defense system?