FAA, Pentagon declare antidrone laser system safe after El Paso airport shutdown

Apr 11, 2026 - 00:00
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FAA, Pentagon declare antidrone laser system safe after El Paso airport shutdown
The U.S. government can now use a counterdrone laser along the southern border after the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed the weapons are safe, the two agencies announced Friday.  The Defense Department and FAA “completed a thorough safety assessment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system” in New Mexico last month and agreed the…