Event Brief
US military shoots down three cartel drones with laser
By The BriefBrief · Sources (10)
Filed: Aug 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: The U.S. military used a laser in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the U.S.-Mexico border. The incident involved three drones being taken out by the laser system.
WHO: U.S. military
WHAT: Used a laser to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones near the U.S.-Mexico border
WHEN: Aug 28, 2026 at 9:15 AM ET
WHERE: southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, near the U.S.-Mexico border
WHY: The drones were shot down as a response to cartel drone activity near the U.S.-Mexico border.
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