El Paso airspace temporarily closed after anti-drone high-energy laser deployed
A high-energy laser weapon was loaned to US Customs and Border Protection from the US Department of War after it believed Mexican drug cartels were flying drones close to the US-Mexico border (Image: National Defense University)
The high-energy laser was reportedly deployed after officials mistook a party balloon for a Mexican drug cartel drone
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