Pentagon shoots down US Customs and Border Protection drone with laser system, lawmakers say

The US military used a controversial anti-drone laser system to shoot down a unmanned aircraft operated by US Customs and Border Protection in Texas, according to congressional representatives.
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Pentagon mistakenly brings down Border Patrol drone in West Texas, lawmakers say

This is the second time in two weeks a new anti-drone laser has been used to bring down an object over Texas, after flights were grounded at El Paso International Airport over reports of an ...
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Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say

The military shot down a government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, prompting the ​Federal Aviation ...

FAA restricts Texas airspace after Pentagon reportedly strikes down Customs and Border Protection drone

Pentagon reportedly shot down U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone near Texas-Mexico border, prompting criticism and ...

Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, officials say

The Defense Department on Wednesday shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone in southwest Texas, federal officials confirmed to CBS News.

Pentagon shoots down CBP drone; FAA expands no-fly zone around Fort Hancock

The Department of Defense shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, Democratic House lawmakers said Thursday.
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Texas airport shutdown shows troubling FAA-Pentagon disconnect, senators say

Washington — U.S. senators on Thursday criticized the brief shutdown of El Paso airport over safety concerns around the use of a military laser-based anti-drone system, saying at a hearing that the ...