Mexican cartel drones disabled after forcing El Paso airspace closure
Defense And Security,FAA,El Paso,Texas,Mexico,Drug Cartels,Defense Department,Air Travel,Transparency
Drones operated by Mexican drug cartels entered US airspace late Tuesday, sparking an initial 10-day shutdown of the skies over El Paso, Texas, that was rescinded hours later after the US military took out the threat, a Trump administration official told The Post Wednesday morning.
"Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace," the official said. "The Department of War took action to disable the drones. The FAA and DOW have determined there is no threat to commercial travel.""
The administration official did not say how the Pentagon downed the drones, though the Department of War has jamming technology capable of disabling the technology...
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