US EditionU.S. military reportedly used a laser to shoot down Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure
The incident exposed failures in interagency coordination amid concerns over cartel drone threats, with over 27,000 drones detected near the southern border in late 2024, officials said.
- The U.S. military reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a high-energy laser near the Mexican border.
- Top Democratic lawmakers criticised the lack of coordination and warned about sidelining their proposal to train counter-drone operators.
- The Pentagon said the engagement occurred far from populated areas to mitigate a seemingly threatening drone operating in military airspace.
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'Our heads are exploding:' U.S. military's "incompetence" led to a laser take down of a Border Protection drone
Lawmakers are criticizing the Trump Administration for "sidestepping" a bill to train drone operators and improve communications between federal agencies.
Pentagon mistakenly knocks down drone at the U.S.-Mexico border; doubts about military laser use and air coordination grow.
Pentagon Shoots Down DHS Drone With Laser
The Pentagon just zapped the wrong drone, again. Defense officials on Thursday used a high-energy laser to bring down a "seemingly threatening" drone that turned out to belong to Homeland Security above Fort Hancock, Texas, forcing the FAA to briefly close airspace below 18,000 feet, multiple people familiar with...
Pentagon fires another laser at drone, prompting new air closure | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The Defense Department used a high-energy laser to shoot down a drone belonging to the Department of Homeland Security over a small border town near El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to shutter the airspace nearby, according to four people familiar with what transpired who were not authorized to discuss it publicly.
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