Surprise, US military plans to use counter-drone laser, triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say
A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Pentagon plans to test anti-drone laser led to El Paso airspace closure: Report
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) brief restriction of airspace above El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico resulted from the Pentagon planning to test anti-drone technology despite the ...
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say
The sudden closure of airspace around El Paso, Texas, by the Federal Aviation Administration stemmed from the Pentagon’s plan ...
KHQ
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace ...
Yahoo
Details on anti-drone laser tech that led to brief closure of El Paso airspace
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brief and unexpected airspace closure in El Paso on Wednesday stemmed from disagreements between the FAA and the Pentagon over ...
Pentagon Anti-Drone Laser Prompts 2nd Texas Airspace Closure
Members of Congress on Thursday said their "heads are exploding" over reports that the Pentagon used a high-energy anti-drone laser to shoot down an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) belonging to Customs ...
Newsweek
El Paso: Why Anti-Drone Laser May Have Backfired and Led to Airport Closure
U.S. forces deployed an anti-drone laser weapon close to El Paso airport in Texas earlier this week, according to new reports, sparking an airspace closure lasting several hours, widespread confusion ...
The Verge
El Paso airspace closure was reportedly triggered by the CBP’s use of an anti-drone laser
CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a party balloon, according to The New York Times. CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a ...
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Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to El Paso airspace closure: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon’s plans to test a laser for use in shooting down drones used by Mexican drug cartels, ...
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded ...