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Senator Duckworth Demands Probe into Anti-Drone Laser Incidents

3/15/2026

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Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), the Democrat on the Senate Aviation Subcommittee, called for a government investigation into high-energy lasers for anti-drone tech after two Texas incidents.
She asked for a joint probe by the inspectors general of the Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security departments.
The incidents included the military shooting down a Customs and Border Protection drone and the FAA closing El Paso airspace, with tests planned in New Mexico.

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Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), the Democrat on the Senate Aviation Subcommittee, called for a government investigation into high-energy lasers for anti-drone tech after two Texas incidents.
She asked for a joint probe by the inspectors general of the Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security departments.
The incidents included the military shooting down a Customs and Border Protection drone and the FAA closing El Paso airspace, with tests planned in New Mexico.