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Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser

United States

The Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser is a directed-energy weapon system used by Joint Task Force-Southern Border to engage hostile unmanned aircraft. US forces have employed it to defeat cartel-linked drones in the Rio Grande Valley, with AeroVironment awarded a $464.8 million contract for production under the Enduring High Energy Laser program.

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Small Wars Journal · 2026-10-14Counter-Drone Weapons Have ArrivedDefenseScoop · 2026-09-29Task force says drone threats on US-Mexico border increasingly linked to human traffickingThe Defence Blog · 2026-09-03U.S. Army awards AV $464.8 million laser weapon dealDefenseScoop · 2026-09-02Army awards AeroVironment nearly $500M contract for laser weaponsDefence Industry Europe · 2026-08-28U.S. military uses high-energy laser to defeat three cartel-linked drones posing threat to personnel at the southern borderDefenseScoop · 2026-08-28After back-to-back airspace blunders earlier this year, border task force shoots down ‘cartel-linked’ drones with AV laserBreaking Defense · 2026-08-28Military uses AV directed-energy system to ‘defeat’ drones at the borderC4ISRNET · 2026-08-28US military uses laser to down 3 Mexican cartel drones near borderDroneXL · 2026-08-28Pentagon Downs 3 Cartel Drones With Laser, Won't Say Whose AirspaceUnmanned Airspace · 2026-08-28US military shoots down “cartel-linked” drones with high-energy laserDefenseScoop · 2026-07-09Pentagon awards deals for laser weapons that could shoot down drone swarms
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