Adm. Daryl Caudle is pushing for accelerated development of laser weapons, saying directed energy will be increasingly important to the future fight.
Retired Marine Corps Colonel Mark Cancian joined "The Hill on NewsNation" to discuss the report.
U.S. Air Force deploys new counterdrone and laser defense systems across Europe to defend bases against increasingly sophisticated drone threats.
Maj. Glenn Ignazio, a retired Air Force special operations commander and defense technology expert, discusses the lethality of directed energy weapons, saying microwave- and laser-based systems have the potential to cause more damage than traditional bullets or explosives. Watch this full episode of "The Truth of the Matter" on Spotify or NewsNation's YouTube channel.
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NewsNation national security contributor Lt. Gen. Richard Newton joins NewsNation to discuss anti-drone laser weapons being tested by the U.S. military amid the conflict with Iran. "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.