FAA reopens El Paso airspace

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Customs and Border Protection used anti-drone laser before the FAA closed El Paso airspace: reports
The sudden shutdown of airspace in Texas earlier this week was due to a lack of communication over the use of an anti-drone laser by Customs and Border Protection during an apparent attempt to stop op...

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El Paso: Why anti-drone laser may have backfired and led to airport closure
CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say
Cartel Drones Become Flashpoint Between US and Mexico
The chaotic closure of the El Paso airport overnight Tuesday, which ⁠U.S. ⁠authorities blamed on an incursion by a Mexican cartel drone, ⁠brought into sharp focus the growing use of unmanned aircraft ...

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Pentagon disabled cartel drones before FAA closed El Paso airspace: Updates
Border Protection’s Use of Pentagon Laser Led FAA to Halt Flights Over El Paso
The Trump Administration Blamed Cartel Drones For Closing El Paso's Airspace. The Real Story Appears Much Dumber.
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), whose district borders El Paso, was among those immediately expressing skepticism about the closure, which he said diverted medical evacuation flights and canceled roughly ...

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El Paso 'drone' fiasco comes amid Pentagon push to beef up drone defenses
Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

Exclusive-AeroVironment's LOCUST counter-drone laser used by US Army near El Paso airport, sources say

By David Jeans and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a seven-hour airspace shutdown,
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Chaos, confusion and criticism over El Paso drone scare miscommunication

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso, state and federal leaders expressed their frustrations and confusion after the Federal Aviation Administration placed a temporary airspace restriction late Tuesday night,