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Texas airspace shut after Pentagon shoots down border patrol drone: The Pentagon shot down the drone because CBP didn't coordinate with the department ...
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Hegseth forces used high-energy laser to shoot down CBP drone over Texas — again — forcing airspace shutdown
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Pentagon Anti-Drone Laser Prompts 2nd Texas Airspace Closure: Defense Department reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone due to inadequate ...
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US military uses laser to down drone and FAA closes more El Paso airspace, officials say
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Pentagon shoots down US Customs and Border Protection drone with laser system, lawmakers say
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Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say: The FAA is expanding prior flight restrictions in the area with no impact to ...
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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say: The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone ...
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U.S. military used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure
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FAA Shuts Down Airspace After U.S. Military Shoots Down Border Protection Drone Over Texas
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Second US drone laser incident this month prompts Texas airspace closure: Lawmakers criticise mismanagement after El Paso airspace closure following military’s ...
aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/27/second-us-drone-laser-incident-this-month-prompts-texas-airspace-closure

Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone: Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and ...
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US military shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say
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The US military reportedly shot down a CBP drone with a laser: The US military used a laser to take down a drone belonging to Customs and Border Protection in ...
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Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say: The U.S. military shot down a U.S. government drone with a laser-based ...
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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say: Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and ...
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Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone: The incident on Thursday comes just over two weeks after the FAA shut down the El Paso ...
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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say: Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and ...
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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say: Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and ...
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US military shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say
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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say: Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and ...
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Congress members say US military shot down Border Protection drone: Three Democratic lawmakers said the shootdown involved a "high risk" counter-drone system ...
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Lawmakers say U.S. military used laser to take down Border Protection drone: The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a Customs and Border ...
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Airspace Shut Down After U.S. Government Shoots Its Own Drone: The U.S. military shot a drone owned by Customs and Border Protection.
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Texas airspace closed after military reportedly downs US drone on accident: Federal Aviation Administration bars flights around Fort Hancock after reported use ...
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Pentagon and FAA to test anti-drone lasers in New Mexico: The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration have agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in ...
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US Military and FAA plan joint test of lasers designed to shoot down drones: After two high-profile incidents, the US Defense Department and Federal Aviation ...
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Whoops: US military laser strike takes down CBP drone near Mexican border: Trump admin "incompetence continues to cause chaos in our skies," Duckworth says.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/whoops-us-military-laser-strike-takes-down-cbp-drone-near-mexican-border/

Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, federal officials say
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Chaos After Pentagon Pete’s Bungled Laser Strikes Again: “Our heads are exploding over the news,” said shocked Democrats.
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Pentagon Fires Another Laser at a Drone, Prompting a New Air Closure: After the downing of a Customs and Border Protection drone, the F.A.A. closed the airspace ...
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Dept. of Defense shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso: Officials
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The El Paso No-Fly Debacle Is Just the Beginning of a Drone Defense Mess: Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso ...
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WATCH: Laser incident that caused El Paso airspace closure was 'joint agency' mission, Noem says
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FBI: CBP shot laser at Valentine’s balloons it thought were drones: An internal FBI document read to MS NOW says it wasn’t Mexican cartels that shut down El ...
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Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system: What we know about the bizarre events leading up to the airspace closure.
axios.com/2026/02/12/el-paso-laser-weapon-locust-drone

Why is the U.S. government exploring using high-energy lasers near the southern border?
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Party Balloons and Lasers: Everything We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown
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OpinionA party balloon condemns the El Paso anti-drone laser fiasco | Opinion: I'm a bright-red party balloon from the El Paso area, and I have deep concerns about the ...
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Sheinbaum denies drone intelligence as conflicting reports emerge on El Paso: Wednesday’s mañanera recapped
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A laser weapon targeted suspected drones. It hit party balloons instead. | Mint: CBP fired the laser thinking it was aiming at cartel drones, leading the FAA to ...
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Paid articlePaywallWhy was El Paso airspace shut down? Drones, security fears and confusion: The FAA initially announced a 10-day airspace closure but removed the restriction less ...
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Live updates: Trump administration ties El Paso airspace closure to Mexican cartel drones
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El Paso airpspace closure reportedly involved Pentagon, FAA, cartel drones, lasers … and a party balloon
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