Pentagon Looking At Using Anti-drone Lasers To Protect Homes Of Pete Hegseth And Marco Rubio: Report

The Pentagon is looking into installing an anti-drone laser strategy connected a military guidelines successful Washington D.C. wherever Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio live, according to a caller report.

Four sources reportedly briefed connected nan matter told The New York Times that the powerful exertion is being considered astatine Fort Lesley J. McNair guidelines successful Southwest Washington D.C., arsenic nan conflict pinch Iran continues to rage.

The Independent has contacted nan Department of Defense for confirmation and remark connected nan reports.

It comes aft a series of "unidentified" drones were spotted hovering complete nan McNair guidelines earlier this month, prompting nan White House to see relocating Hegseth and Rubio, though neither man was yet moved.

While nan subject is intimately monitoring imaginable threats to elder authorities figures amid nan warfare successful nan Middle East, The Washington Post reported that nan root of nan drones that had breached nan airspace was unknown.

Multiple sightings person occurred wrong 2 weeks, officials said, prompting an contiguous information reappraisal and a White House gathering connected really to respond.

Placing lasers adjacent to Fort McNair would make airspace regularisation successful and astir nan superior moreover much difficult, pinch nan systems already causing conflict betwixt nan Federal Aviation Administration and nan government.

Last period nan airspace complete El Paso, Texas, was concisely closed aft separator officials fired a laser astatine what it believed to beryllium a Mexican cartel drone – but turned retired to beryllium a statement balloon.

FAA activity successful nan D.C.-Metro area is besides nether precocious scrutiny already, pursuing nan midair collision of an Army chopper and a rider jet, which killed 67 group near Ronald Reagan National Airport past year.

The reported information of nan lasers adjacent McNair comes aft respective home bases raised their force‑protection levels to "Charlie,” a nickname utilized erstwhile commanders person intelligence indicating a imaginable attack.

Joint Base McGuire‑Dix‑Lakehurst successful New Jersey and MacDill Air Force Base successful Florida – location to U.S. Central Command, which oversees operations against Iran – were some escalated to Charlie earlier this month.

The only higher nickname than Charlie is "Delta", which intends that an onslaught is imminent aliases has occurred.

Elsewhere, connected March 9 a ample number of “unauthorized drones” were seen flying complete Barksdale Air Force Base successful Louisiana, location to long-range B-52 bombers tin of carrying atomic weapons, triggering a lockdown.

Barksdale is nan 2nd largest airfield successful nan U.S. Air Force and has a fleet of much than 40 B-52 bombers. It has a organization of astir 15,000, including progressive work members, reservists, subject families and civilian employees.