FAA closes airspace near Fort Hancock, Texas, due to drone laser

The airspace closure is across the border from the Valley of Juárez, a well-known border smuggling corridor associated with ...
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Department of War shot down ‘seemingly threatening’ drone within military airspace near El Paso

P.M. The Department of War, the FAA and CBP issued this joint statement to ABC-7: “At President Trump’s direction, the ...
Yahoo

Airspace closure followed FAA, Pentagon spat over drone-related tests, sources say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal ...

FAA closes Texas airspace after military accidentally downs CBP drone, lawmakers say

The Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Feb. 26 near El Paso, Texas, after a reported incident with an anti-drone system.
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Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday — first announced as extending for 10 days but lasting only a few hours — stemmed from the Pentagon's ...