A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
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A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
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Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#2> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#3> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
It's a shame the F-22 wasn't publicly allowed to get its second A2A kill! ;)
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#4> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
I once mistook a Scottish lake monster for a narcosub, but can’t say I’ve ever mistaken a party balloon for a narcodrone.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#5> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
Firstly, how is the world's most powerful military afraid of "cartel drones"? Don't they already have some sci-fi laser/EW gizmos to take care of those considering how much taxpayer dollars go to the defense sector?
Secondly, contrary to popular belief, cartel leaders are smart enough to know not to directly mess with and attract the wrath of the US military when that's not good for their core business.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#6Is there any reputable source for this claim? Apologies if I missed it but didn't see one linked in the article. I ask because it's not what I'd read or understood yesterday.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#7> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
Firstly, how is the world's most powerful military afraid of "cartel drones"? Don't they already have some sci-fi laser/EW gizmos to take care of those considering how much taxpayer dollars go to the defense sector? Secondly, contrary to popular belief, cartel leaders are smart enough to know not to directly mess with and attract the wrath of the US military when that's not good for their core business.
The laser gizmo is central to this story.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#8Is there any reputable source for this claim? Apologies if I missed it but didn't see one linked in the article. I ask because it's not what I'd read or understood yesterday.
Yes: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airspace-closure-followed-spat-...
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford on Tuesday night decided to close the airspace — without alerting White House, Pentagon or Homeland Security officials, sources said.
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Customs and Border Protection used the laser weapon earlier this week after training from the U.S. military, according to multiple sources familiar with its deployment. Officials had recently given the FAA a 10-day window in which the technology would be used.
The anti-drone technology was launched near the southern border to shoot down what appeared to be foreign drones. The flying material turned out to be a party balloon, sources said. One balloon was shot down, several sources said.
The Mexican cartels have been running drones on the border lately, the sources said, but it was unclear how many were hit by the military's anti-UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) technology this week. One official said at least one cartel drone was successfully disabled.
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#9Is there any reputable source for this claim? Apologies if I missed it but didn't see one linked in the article. I ask because it's not what I'd read or understood yesterday.
What you read yesterday was most likely a deliberate lie to cover up dysfunctional federal government agencies:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airspace-closure-followed-spat-...
Re: A party balloon shut down El Paso International Airport; estimated cost –$573k
#10> Who among us hasn’t, at some point, mistaken a party balloon for a cartel drone? Let him cast the first stone.
Firstly, how is the world's most powerful military afraid of "cartel drones"? Don't they already have some sci-fi laser/EW gizmos to take care of those considering how much taxpayer dollars go to the defense sector? Secondly, contrary to popular belief, cartel leaders are smart enough to know not to directly mess with and attract the wrath of the US military when that's not good for their core business.
Reading between the lines, it sounds like the FAA maybe did not trust CBP to "test" operate the high powered laser near civilian aviation, in part given that they mistakenly identified a balloon for a cartel drone.