Pentagon's Laser Shot Sparks Fresh El Paso Airspace Closure
TL;DR
The Defense Department used a high-energy laser to shoot down a drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, triggering an FAA airspace closure and renewing scrutiny of cross-agency coordination in counter-drone operations, following a similar incident earlier this month near El Paso involving a balloon.
- Pentagon Fires Another Laser at a Drone, Prompting a New Air Closure The New York Times
- Pentagon shoots down US Customs and Border Protection drone with laser system, lawmakers say CNN
- Democrats outraged at US military’s downing of CBP drone near Mexico border The Guardian
- U.S. military reportedly used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure NBC News
- Airspace Shuttered After U.S. Shoots Down Its Own Drone - The New York Times The New York Times
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