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An Army laser reportedly intercepts cartel drones

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Claim

The newsletter reports that an Army laser downed 11 cartel drones at a cost of $3 per shot.

Reported metric: 11; $3 per shot

Reporting date: 2026-09-20 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to September 20, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)
an Army laser downed 11 cartel drones at $3 a shot (www.newsnationnow.com)

Indexed from the September 20 newsletter. Linked-source claims have not been independently verified.

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Welcome to September 20, 2026

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US Army

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Welcome to September 20, 2026

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An Army laser reportedly intercepts cartel drones
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-09-20
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-09-20-army-laser
Claim: The newsletter reports that an Army laser downed 11 cartel drones at a cost of $3 per shot.
Attributed sources:
- Welcome to September 20, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-september-20-2026
- an Army laser downed 11 cartel drones at $3 a shot — https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/drones-laser-weapons-rio-grande-valley/
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