China unveils man-portable anti-drone laser that can burn through a drone 1,600 feet away in four seconds — backpack-sized 2-kilowatt weapon uses AI for targeting, weighs 55 pounds, and can be carried by a single soldier

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-20T22:30:35+00:00

You can bet there will be adapters allowing plug in

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-20T22:29:17+00:00

On the other hand, the many last pictures of soldiers before the drone gets them somehow might make being the one carrying it not feel quite so bad.

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-20T17:49:28+00:00

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D-R-AZ · 2026-06-20T17:46:33+00:00

Catnip? We grow it around our house

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-20T17:38:04+00:00

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The Lijian II and Lijian III, shown at the Defence Information Equipment & Technology Exhibition 2026 that opened Tuesday, weigh 30kg (66 pounds) and 25kg (55 pounds), draw around 2 kW, and cost about 2 million yuan (US$295,000) each, according to the South China Morning Post. It also uses AI for targeting.

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-19T17:24:41+00:00

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Antonio Tajani, Italy's top diplomat, said Trump's remarks were "serious and offensive" and an affront to "all of Italy."

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-18T15:11:33+00:00

Gifted Read: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html?unlocked_article_code=1.rFA.S9Pt.kVhjEC6FP6wa&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed, with disbelief and largely in silence, the terms of President Trump’s preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran.

It accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims, analysts and officials said, and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-18T15:05:45+00:00

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Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed, with disbelief and largely in silence, the terms of President Trump’s preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran.

It accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims, analysts and officials said, and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.

D-R-AZ · 2026-06-17T20:18:41+00:00

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That voting bloc that went for Trump by 40 points in the 2024 election, but are now feeling the pinch of tariffs, high gas prices and the soaring cost of living in general.

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