"Our heads are exploding over the news that DoD reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a high risk counter-unmanned aircraft system. We said months ago that the White House's decision to sidestep a bipartisan, tri-committee bill to appropriately train C-UAS operators and address the lack of coordination between the Pentagon, DHS and the FAA was a short-sighted idea."
"At 6:30 p.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration closed the airspace, citing special security reasons. The FAA's official notice of the closure currently says the closure will remain in effect until June 24. As it turns out, the special security reasons involved a friendly fire incident in which the U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a laser-based anti-drone system."
The U.S. military conducted a friendly fire incident by shooting down a Customs and Border Protection drone using a laser-based counter-unmanned aircraft system near Fort Hancock, Texas. The incident prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close airspace in the area on Thursday evening, with the closure remaining in effect until June 24. Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Rick Larsen, criticized the incident as a result of inadequate operator training and poor coordination between the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, and the FAA. The lawmakers stated the White House's decision to bypass a bipartisan bill addressing these coordination issues led to this outcome. The incident follows a previous February airspace closure over El Paso amid disagreements over drone-related testing.
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