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Germany pledged €150 million to Quantum Systems as Berlin, citing lessons from the Ukraine war, moved to procure cheap combat drones while Ukraine and Russia tested new countermeasures.
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BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
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February 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
Reposted by Will Jennings, David Murakami Wood, Jason Lyall
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
So the DOD started laser testing because they believed party balloons were drones, shut down all of El Paso airspace, and blamed it on Mexican cartels?
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So the DOD started laser testing because they believed party balloons were drones, shut down all of El Paso airspace, and blamed it on Mexican cartels?
by Amir Attaran
I was wrong to badmouth the Jewish Space Laser. It’s better than the Trump version which takes out party balloons.
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I was wrong to badmouth the Jewish Space Laser. It’s better than the Trump version which takes out party balloons.
Amidst your outrage at this Administration's arrogance, cruelty, mendacity, please do not neglect to notice it's mind-blowing incompetence. www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, Sources say | CNN
A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedent...
www.cnn.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Amidst your outrage at this Administration's arrogance, cruelty, mendacity, please do not neglect to notice it's mind-blowing incompetence. www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...
by Scott Lucas
#Russia launches intense missile and drone attacks on #Kyiv and other #Ukraine areas overnight
Ukraine's Air Force warned around 2:20 a.m. that Russian ballistic missiles were heading towards Kyiv
Air Force also warned Russian missiles targeting the cities of Dnipro and Pavlohrad
Attacks ongoing
Ukraine's Air Force warned around 2:20 a.m. that Russian ballistic missiles were heading towards Kyiv
Air Force also warned Russian missiles targeting the cities of Dnipro and Pavlohrad
Attacks ongoing
#UkraineWar, Day 1,449: #Zelensky --- Elections Only After Ceasefire
#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
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#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
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Ukraine War, Day 1,449: Zelensky - Elections Only After Ceasefire - EA WorldView
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky clarifies national elections will only be held after ceasefire pausing Russia 4-year full-scale invasion
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February 12, 2026 at 6:28 AM
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NOW: Ukrainian drones attack north Russian oil hub Ukhta
NOW: Ukrainian drones attack north Russian oil hub Ukhta
Explosions could be heard in the industrial town in the Komi Republic as drones attacked on Thursday morning. Ukhta is located almost 2,000 km from Ukraine.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
NOW: Ukrainian drones attack north Russian oil hub Ukhta
by Scott Lucas
Videos: #Ukraine strikes 1 of #Russia largest military depots, in Volgograd region 347 km from border
JSC Progress Plant produces high-tech aviation and missile control systems and equipment for gas and oil pipelines
#UkraineWar
JSC Progress Plant produces high-tech aviation and missile control systems and equipment for gas and oil pipelines
#UkraineWar
#UkraineWar, Day 1,449: #Zelensky --- Elections Only After Ceasefire
#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
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#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
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Ukraine War, Day 1,449: Zelensky - Elections Only After Ceasefire - EA WorldView
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky clarifies national elections will only be held after ceasefire pausing Russia 4-year full-scale invasion
eaworldview.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Videos: #Ukraine strikes 1 of #Russia largest military depots, in Volgograd region 347 km from border
JSC Progress Plant produces high-tech aviation and missile control systems and equipment for gas and oil pipelines
#UkraineWar
JSC Progress Plant produces high-tech aviation and missile control systems and equipment for gas and oil pipelines
#UkraineWar
imagine having your party balloon zapped by a military laser
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
imagine having your party balloon zapped by a military laser
Clown Car.
BREAKING: The Pentagon let Customs and Border Protection use an anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say.
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
bit.ly
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Clown Car.
Update.
Seems the Pentagon is testing anti-drone high-energy lasers near Fort Bliss in El Paso, and didn't feel this was dangerous enough to close airspace over.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say
Pentagon officials had undertaken planning to use military technology near Fort Bliss, in El Paso, to practice downing drones.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Update.
by Anna O. Law
This is insane
So the DOD started laser testing because they believed party balloons were drones, shut down all of El Paso airspace, and blamed it on Mexican cartels?
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is insane
Reposted by Scott A. Imberman
Seems the Pentagon is testing anti-drone high-energy lasers near Fort Bliss in El Paso, and didn't feel this was dangerous enough to close airspace over.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say
Pentagon officials had undertaken planning to use military technology near Fort Bliss, in El Paso, to practice downing drones.
www.cbsnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Seems the Pentagon is testing anti-drone high-energy lasers near Fort Bliss in El Paso, and didn't feel this was dangerous enough to close airspace over.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.
The FAA administrator disagreed.
Last week, these lasers successfully protected the American people from a sinister children's party balloon.