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  "id": 2627,
  "url": "https://defensescoop.com/2026/07/09/pentagon-joint-laser-weapon-system-defeat-drone-swarms",
  "title": "Pentagon awards deals for laser weapons that could shoot down drone swarms",
  "summary": "Defense officials have long-touted the benefits of directed energy systems such as their high-speed engagement, low cost-per-shot and deep magazines. The post Pentagon awards deals for laser weapons that could shoot down drone swarms appeared first on DefenseScoop .",
  "authors": "Jon Harper",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security,environment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-09T16:46:35.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-14T16:11:46.979Z",
  "source_slug": "x-defensescoop",
  "source_name": "DefenseScoop",
  "source_homepage": "https://defensescoop.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/2627",
  "original_url": "https://defensescoop.com/2026/07/09/pentagon-joint-laser-weapon-system-defeat-drone-swarms",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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