US EditionPentagon and FAA agree to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico
Tests will evaluate laser effects on drones, aircraft models, and aircrew eye safety while validating automated safety shut-off systems, addressing FAA concerns after recent Texas airspace closures.
- On March 7-8, the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration will test a high-energy laser system at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, after recent FAA airspace closures in Texas.
- Because the FAA abruptly closed airspace after early-February incidents, the Department of Defense mistakenly shot down a CBP drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, on Feb. 25, and a Feb. 26 laser use, lawmakers said, led to another drone shootdown.
- Testing will gather data on aircrew eye safety and aircraft surrogate models while validating automated safety shut-off systems, and the laser will engage targets attended by multiple agencies including the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and New Mexico National Guard.
- The White Sands tests are intended as a first step toward establishing a formal coordination framework for future laser deployments, the Pentagon said they underscore a unified federal effort to counter unmanned aerial threats while maintaining national airspace safety and sovereignty.
- Longer term, the U.S. Army's RFI for up to 20 lasers and JIATF-401's marketplace of over 1,600 anti-drone products reflect procurement growth amid legal FAA notification rules.
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Pentagon and FAA to conduct anti-drone laser tests after earlier deployments closed Texas airspace twice in the last month
The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico after the military’s deployment of the lasers led the FAA to suddenly close airspace in Texas twice in the last month. The newly announced testing was being carried out to “specifically address FAA safety concerns,” the military said Friday in a statement. It was to take place Saturday and Sunday at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mex…
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The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to conduct an anti-drone “high-energy laser test” in New Mexico over the weekend. The post Pentagon, FAA Will Conduct Anti-Drone Laser Tests in New Mexico appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Pentagon, FAA Will Conduct Anti-Drone Laser Tests in New Mexico
The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to conduct an anti-drone “high-energy laser test” in New Mexico over the weekend. The announcement comes a little more than a week after the FAA had to suddenly close airspace around Fort Hancock, Texas, due to what the agency at the time called “special security reasons.” The Department of War (DOW) shot what it thought was a “seemingly threatening” drone flying within military a…
The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to conduct anti-drone laser testing in New Mexico after the military's deployment of lasers led the FAA to suddenly shut down Texas airspace twice in the last month. The recently announced tests were being conducted to "specifically address FAA's security concerns," the army declared in a statement Friday. They would be held on Saturday and Sunday at White Sands Missile Field, New Mexic…
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