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The Pentagon Just Gave Base Commanders Permission to Shoot
On October 2, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum ordering the "lawful, safe, and effective" acceleration of counter-drone employment across the US military. Four days later, the Pentagon named four directed-energy weapons for a homeland counter-drone program at American bases. After three years of commanders watching unknown drones orbit their flight lines with lawyers on the phone, authority is finally catching up to hardware.
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