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🇺🇸🇱🇧 U.S. DEPLOYS HIGH-ENERGY LASER WEAPONS IN MIDDLE EAST AND ALONG SOUTHERN BORDER - The Pentagon has operationalized high-energy laser systems in the Middle East and along the U.S. southern border to counter low-cost unmanned aerial threats. - - To scale production, the U.S. Army awarded AeroVironment a $464.8 million contract for 26 LOCUST X3 laser systems under the Enduring High Energy Laser (E-HEL) program—marking the military's first official program of record for directed-energy capabilities.