US EditionPentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
The FAA reversed a 10-day El Paso airspace closure hours after it was imposed to enable a Pentagon test of anti-drone laser technology targeting cartel drone incursions.
- The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser near Fort Bliss, leading the FAA to close the airspace over El Paso, Texas.
- Officials said the laser was deployed without coordinating with the FAA, which shut down the airspace to ensure commercial air safety.
- Rep. Veronica Escobar stated neither her office nor local officials received advance notice of the closure, and information from the federal government did not add up.
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