# Federal Aviation Administration, Department of War Sign High‑Energy Laser Counter‑Drone Agreement

- slug: federal-aviation-administration-department-of-war-sign-highenergy-laser-counterdrone-agreement
- date: 2026-04-13
- category: Robotics

The FAA closed El Paso airspace for 10 days after a military laser was activated without warning. Eight hours later the White House reversed it. That night exposed how fast counter-drone weapons evolved versus how slowly the rules keeping aircraft safe were written.

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