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The Pentagon Is Lending Border Officials One Heat-Ray Weapon for Seven Months. In Two Decades It Has Never Been Used in Combat.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized a seven-month "temporary loan" of one Active Denial System, a millimeter-wave crowd-control weapon, to the Department of Homeland Security to test and develop tactics for possible use at the southern border, CNN reported on 21 October. Pentagon personnel may not operate it. Nothing has been deployed, and DHS's request did not say where or how it would be tested.

By Alison Acosta 8 hours ago

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Raytheon Has a Contract Worth Up to $6.3 Billion for SM-3 Interceptors. The Pentagon Has Not Said How Many.

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Raytheon a five-year contract for Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors with a base value of $4.4 billion, rising to $6.3 billion with two option years. It follows multi-year deals for the SM-6, the Tomahawk and AMRAAM.

By Cory Chamberlain October 8, 2026

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The Pentagon Is Lending Border Officials One Heat-Ray Weapon for Seven Months. In Two Decades It Has Never Been Used in Combat.

Raytheon Has a Contract Worth Up to $6.3 Billion for SM-3 Interceptors. The Pentagon Has Not Said How Many.