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    "excerpt": "An Xbox controller may be a key part of an unlikely answer to the U.S. military\u2019s struggle with counter-drone defense. As cheap drones proliferate, shooting them down can mean firing multimillion-dollar missiles to destroy aircraft worth just a fraction of that price.",
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    "title": "\u2018Weaponized light\u2019: KBR\u2019s new base defense technology pits lasers against drones"
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