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[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)
  • The US Air Force Test Center is looking to acquire two Tesla Cybertrucks to use as targets for precision-guided munitions. 

  • These Cybertrucks are part of a larger order for 33 target vehicles intended for live missile fire testing at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

the “article” is 4 bullet points, and this is 2 of them

and the “in full” says this right at the top:

The service was looking to buy two Cybertrucks to use as targets for precision-guided munitions, citing concerns that enemies may soon start to use them on the battlefield, according to federal contracting documents shared online. 

The Cybertrucks - made by Elon Musk’s Tesla - are among 33 target vehicles that the Air Force Test Center is ordering for “live missile fire testing” at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.