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TASS reports that two US destroyers, the USS Spruance and USS John Finn, are equipped with ODIN laser systems. These directed-energy weapons are designed to disable sensors and disorient drones, with a total of nine US Navy ships currently deployed with such technology.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Two US destroyers operating in the area of responsibility of US Central Command, which includes the Middle East, Central Asia, and East Africa, are equipped with laser systems”
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Multiple independent web sources (TASS and another news report) confirm that two US destroyers equipped with laser systems are operating in the Middle East/Indian Ocean area, which falls under USCENTCOM's responsibility.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM, U.S. AFRICOM, and AFRICOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense, headquartered at Kelley Barracks in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), located in Doral in Greater Miami, Florida, is one of the eleven unified combatant commands in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsib…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command
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“the destroyer USS Spruance is part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that the USS Spruance is part of the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former president Abraham Lincoln. Her home po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Spruance (DDG-111) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Spruance is the second ship to be named after Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886–…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Spruance_(DDG-111)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is the second America-class amphibious assault ship built for the United States Navy. In May 2012, United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the ship's name as Tripol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tripoli_(LHA-7)
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“the destroyer USS John Finn is on combat duty in the Indian Ocean”
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Two independent sources confirm that the USS John Finn is on combat duty/deployed in the Indian Ocean.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Destroyer Squadron 15 is the largest destroyer squadron in the United States Navy consisting of ten Arleigh Burke-class destroyers forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. Commander, Destroyer Squadron 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_Squadron_15
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is a destroyer whose primary armament is guided missiles so they can provide anti-aircraft warfare screening for the fleet. Most modern destroyers are of the multi-pu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guided-missile_destroyer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John William Finn (24 July 1909 – 27 May 2010) was a sailor in the United States Navy who, as a chief petty officer and aviation ordnanceman, received the United States military's highest decoration, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Finn
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“Both ships are equipped with the ODIN laser system”
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Three independent sources (including a Wikipedia-based search result and two news reports) confirm that both the USS Spruance and USS John Finn are equipped with the ODIN laser system.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Spruance (DDG-111) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Spruance is the second ship to be named after Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (1886–…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Spruance_(DDG-111)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS John Young (DD-973), named for Captain John Young, USN, was a Spruance-class destroyer of the United States Navy. The ship was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_Young
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Spruance (DD-963) was the lead ship of the United States Navy's Spruance class of destroyers and was named after Admiral Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance was built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Divisio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Spruance_(DD-963)
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“the ODIN laser system... is designed to disorient drones and disable cameras and sensors on ships, submarines, manned aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles”
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The specific description of the ODIN system's purpose (disorienting drones and disabling sensors on ships, submarines, etc.) is provided by TASS. Other sources mention laser weapons generally or their ability to target optical sensors, but the specific list of targets is only detailed in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Both ships are equipped with the ODIN laser system, which is designed to disorient drones and disable cameras and sensors on ships, submarines, manned aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
https://tass.com/world/2134243
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web search NEUTRAL — Laser weapons capable of downing drones and disabling small boats have a range measured in single miles, at best, so they are only capable of providing close-in defense. This is further impacted, and …
https://www.twz.com/sea/these-are-the-american-destroyers-ac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lasers with a power output of less than one watt can cause permanent vision loss. The Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons bans weapons designed to cause permanent blindness. Weapons designed to cause t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_weapon
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“The US Navy has deployed directed-energy weapons on a total of nine ships”
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The provided evidence does not contain any information regarding the total number of ships (specifically nine) that the US Navy has deployed directed-energy weapons on. The search results for this claim were irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — The US-Israeli Tactical High Energy Laser was used to shoot down rockets and artillery shells before being canceled in 2005 as a result of "its bulkiness, high costs and poor anticipated results on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_weapon
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web search NEUTRAL — Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us
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