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NUBURU Enters the $20B Global Counter-Drone Defense Market as Lyocon Completes Proof-of-Concept for Portable Directed-Energy Laser Platform
DENVER, March 09, 2026--NUBURU, Inc. (NYSE American: BURU), a dual-use Defense & Security platform company focused on non-kinetic effects, directed-energy technologies, electronic warfare and software-orchestrated defense systems, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lyocon S.r.l. ("Lyocon") has successfully completed the proof-of-concept ("POC") of a portable directed-energy laser dazzler platform designed for counter-drone ("C-UAV") defense applications.
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