“Our heads are exploding over the news that DoD reportedly shot down a CPB drone." ...

The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers, prompting the closure of airspace near the U.S.-Mexico ...

The U.S. military mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone near Fort Hancock, Texas, prompting FAA airspace ...

A US military laser system shot down a drone near the US-Mexico border on Thursday, only for it to emerge that the aircraft ...

The case of mistaken identity prompted the FAA to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles southeast of El Paso.

The apparent friendly fire incident prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to quickly close some airspace near the border.

The US military mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone near the Mexican border in a strike that reportedly used a laser-based anti-drone system. The CBP uses drones to track ...

An administration official publicly blamed the no-fly order on a "cartel drone incursion," before competing accounts from other officials suggested border agents fired a new laser technology on what ...

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), the ranking member on the Senate’s Aviation Subcommittee, is calling for an investigation into ...

The FAA's El Paso airspace shutdown did not go into effect until more than a day after CBP fired a laser to shoot down an ...

Soldiers look at the border wall next to a surveillance vehicle in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Feb. 3, 2025. (Andres Leighton/AP) The U.S. military on Thursday used a laser to shoot down a “seemingly ...