US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say

The U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, members of Congress said Thursday, and ...
Wall Street Journal

A Laser Weapon Targeted Suspected Drones. It Hit Party Balloons Instead.

Bryan Bedford wasn’t happy. Against the expressed wishes of the FAA, officials from Customs and Border Protection had used the Pentagon’s high-energy laser weapon to shoot down what it thought was a ...
NBC News

CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say

The sudden closure of El Paso's airspace Wednesday came sometime after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials used an anti-drone laser that was provided by the military to shoot down objects ...
Wall Street Journal

Border Protection’s Use of Pentagon Laser Led FAA to Halt Flights Over El Paso

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 ...
KGW8

Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say

EL PASO, Texas — The Pentagon allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use an anti-drone laser earlier this week, leading the Federal Aviation Administration to suddenly close the airspace over ...
The Washington Post

Confusion over laser system led to El Paso airspace closure, officials say

The Federal Aviation Administration imposed extraordinary 10-day flight restrictions on airspace around El Paso late Tuesday following a communications breakdown with the Pentagon and the Department ...
CNN

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s ...
The Atlantic

The New Laser That Can Take Down Aircraft

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. If you’ve never seen a laser shoot an aircraft out of the sky, the experience can be unsettling. The weapon ...
TechCrunch

Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics

The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies turn over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports. In several cases over recent ...
PBS

Department of Homeland Security intensifies surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizens

Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked agents ...
FedScoop

ICE drives AI use case growth within Homeland Security

ICE agents leave a residence after knocking on the door on Jan. 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its immigration enforcement operations after two ...
Mashable

Clawdbot AI security risks you need to know before trying it

Yesterday, we wrote about Clawdbot, a new AI personal assistant that's achieved viral status in Silicon Valley. Many AI agents have been criticized for over-promising and under-delivering, but early ...