The US military used a laser in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the US-Mexico border, US officials said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

A series of firings and feuds initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Army essentially rudderless as it struggles to deal with the threat posed by cheap, deadly drones and missiles that have pounded U.S. bases in the Middle East.

Flight-tracking data showed the U.S. military plane taking off from Riga and arriving at Vnukovo airport in Russia.

The National Reconnaissance Office, an intelligence agency which builds and launches spy satellites, purchased commercial electro-optical imagery from Vantor, Planet Labs, and BlackSky through its $4 billion Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract awarded in 2022, according to GAO.

Former US Army Chief Gen Randy George was reportedly asked to halt an investigation into a helicopter incident near Kid Rock's home, leading to his sudden removal from the military.

Ford is on the verge of securing a contract with the U.S. Army. Several F-250s are currently undergoing tests as autonomous weapon platforms

Army helicopter crashes are on the rise. There have been five major crashes of Apache plans since October, according to CNN's analysis of military accident data, representing the second-highest number of crashes since the military launched the new model of the AH-64 in 2011.