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FAA Halted El Paso Flights After CBP Fired Counter-Drone Laser That Hit Party Balloons

The episode exposes unresolved rules for deploying high‑energy weapons over populated airspace.

FAA Reopens El Paso Airspace After Dispute Over CBP Use of Pentagon Laser

FAA Lifts El Paso Airspace Shutdown After Cartel Drone Incursion