El Paso Drone Incident Exposes the Pitfalls of Urban Anti-Drone Defense
TL;DR
A brief airspace closure over El Paso and nearby New Mexico exposed the difficulties of safely deploying anti-drone tech in urban areas, with questions about laser-based interdiction, interagency communication, and civilian risk, prompting calls for new protocols and oversight.
- The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess WIRED
- Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace The New York Times
- Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say CNN
- Cartel drones become flashpoint between US and Mexico Reuters
- Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system Axios
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