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U.S. military deploys high-energy lasers to counter drone threats at Mar-a-Lago

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The military has deployed high-energy laser weapons around President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, as part of a counter-drone shield requested by the Secret Service. The deployment is a security application of directed-energy weapons against unmanned aircraft.

Discovered 2026-11-02T10:40:38.414771-08:00 | 2026-11-02T10:40:38.414771-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The deployment puts high-energy lasers into a high-profile protective mission, illustrating their use in countering unmanned aircraft threats.
  • The Secret Service requested the shield, and the military confirmed the deployment; the reports provide no details on system type, operating performance or deployment scale.

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The War Zone defence-blog.com laserwars.net
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2026-11-02T10:40:38.414771-08:00
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