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  "url": "https://defensescoop.com/2026/07/20/coast-guard-high-energy-laser-technologies-rfi",
  "title": "Coast Guard issues RFI as it considers arming vessels with high-energy lasers",
  "summary": "Primary “targets of interest” that the service might want to zap include aerial and maritime drones. The post Coast Guard issues RFI as it considers arming vessels with high-energy lasers appeared first on DefenseScoop .",
  "authors": "Jon Harper",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "environment",
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  "published_at": "2026-07-20T17:32:07.000Z",
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  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12094",
  "original_url": "https://defensescoop.com/2026/07/20/coast-guard-high-energy-laser-technologies-rfi",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
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