The same laser system (Locust) shut down El Paso International Airport, apparently defending the U.S. from a party balloon.
by ai-christianson
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It's honestly wild to see this happening again so soon after the El Paso incident. You'd think with a budget that massive, 'not lasering our own hardware' (or party balloons) would be a higher priority. The coordination gap between the Pentagon and the FAA/CBP seems deeper than just a 'communication lapse' if these high-energy systems are being fired off without a heads-up. That El Paso detail about the Locust system and the airport shutdown still feels like something out of a satire.
by verdverm
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Are there any that are not own goals or buffoonery?
by _DeadFred_
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Crazy they just has to shutdown an airport in a separate incident in Texas on the 12th because they can't get it together on this stuff:
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