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Ukraine Says it Has ‘Alligators’ With Frickin' Laser Beams Attached to Their Heads

Ukraine Says it Has ‘Alligators’ With Frickin' Laser Beams Attached to Their Heads

Ukraine’s latest drone boat purportedly packs a high-energy wallop.

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ ‘Alligator-9’ unmanned surface vehicle. (YouTube/We Build Ukraine)

OK, so they aren't exactly sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads, but Ukraine’s latest maritime drone is pretty damn close – at least, according to the Ukrainian military.

In a video presented at a European defense conference and published to …

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