The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) brief restriction of airspace above El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico resulted from the Pentagon planning to test anti-drone technology despite the FAA’s reservations,

The shutdown of airspace over El Paso highlights the still vexing nature of drone threats over the United States.

Sources from CBS News say that the unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials over drone-related tests,

The airspace over El Paso's international airport was briefly closed Feb. 11 after the Pentagon disabled drones by Mexican cartels, official said.

Unmanned aircraft systems are a key area of investment for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard to grow maritime dominance.

Medical emergency evacuation flights heading to El Paso, Texas, were forced to divert to New Mexico on Wednesday after the Federal Aviation Administration shut down all flights in and out of El Paso for 10 days.

At Fort Stewart, Georgia, soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division are working on a pair of courses to certify soldiers to operate small unmanned aerial systems, part of a servicewide effort to create doctrine around using drones throughout every formation.

Athletes competing in this year’s Winter Olympic Games in Milan will do so surrounded by a complex web of AI-enabled cameras, stopwatches, sensors, and fast-flying drones capable of tracking performance down to fractions of a second.