The government’s ability to deal with drones that pose a threat on American soil has been questioned this week after the use of a laser designed to shoot down ...

The FAA abruptly grounded flights in El Paso—then reversed course hours later. The reason? A military anti-drone laser, a ...

The U.S. Army has been acquiring multiple versions of the LOCUST laser weapon system to bolster its ability to shoot down hostile drones.

The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: The Army sees the ...

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirms FAA shut down El Paso International Airport due to cartel drone incursion, ...

The FAA’s unprecedented flip-flop in closing El Paso airspace—only to reopen it hours later—is raising questions from aviation safety experts.

The FAA announced it was completely closing airspace around El Paso on Tues., Feb 10 due to an unspecified security concern. The ban was intended to last 10 days but was lifted only hours later on ...

The FAA lifted the restrictions hours after they were put in place. Rep. Veronica Escobar stressed there is no threat to El ...

The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction, halting all flights to and from El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, ...

CANSO president and CEO Simon Hocquard (first from right) at the Changi Aviation Summit. Credit: Chen Chuanren/ATW Rapid growth in air transport demand, alongside the emergence of new airspace users ...

As if weather fluctuations and crowded skies weren’t enough, commercial airlines now have to watch what’s happening above them. In early January 2026, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...