CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a party balloon, according to The New York Times. CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a ...

Roughly 24 hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shut down airspace over El Paso, Texas, before reversing course, the city’s mayor said he still has not received information from the ...

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) pushed back late Wednesday on the Trump administration’s assertions that a cartel drone incursion caused the temporary airspace restrictions over El Paso, Texas, and ...

Customs and Border Protection used a high-energy laser from the Pentagon earlier this week in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas, prompting concerns within the FAA and leading it to temporarily shut down ...

WASHINGTON — Confusion reigned Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration abruptly announced a 10-day closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas for “special security reasons” — only to reopen ...

The U.S. has spent billions of dollars developing counter-drone technology, but much of it needs more testing in the real world. By Farah Stockman Farah Stockman covers manufacturing and the drone ...

The Pentagon permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy an anti-drone laser system in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday before the Federal Aviation Administration moved to close the airspace in ...

The FAA’s unprecedented closing and reopening of El Paso International Airport has aviation safety experts asking questions about how the decision was reached in the first place. In March 2024, under ...

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Hours after saying El Paso International Airport would be closed for 10 days for "special security reasons," the Federal Aviation Administration abruptly lifted the airspace closure on Wednesday ...

The Federal Aviation Administration instituted a temporary flight restriction on flights to El Paso, Texas, late Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, effectively forcing a closure of the city's airport that was ...

The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ban on most flights around El Paso, Texas, early Wednesday, Feb. 11. The agency had instituted the ban late Tuesday effectively shutting down operations at ...