August 27, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Well supported

U.S. Military Uses an Army Laser to Shoot Down Three Cartel Drones at the Texas Border

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said on Aug. 27, 2026 that the U.S. military used the Army's Multipurpose High Energy Laser to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones in...

August 25, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security

Confirmed

U.S. Strike on a Caribbean Boat Kills Four, Bringing the Campaign Toll to 227 People in 68 Strikes

Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere struck a go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Aug. 25, killing four people, U.S. Southern Command said. It was the second strike in August, two days after a strike in the eastern...