NonilexFeb 11

#FAA Halts All Flights at #ElPaso Airport for 10 Days

No flights would be allowed to or from the airport for 10 days under a flight restriction order that cited unspecified “special security reasons.”

In a move that appeared to surprise local officials & airlines, the restriction went into effect at 11:30PM local time Tuesday & will remain until Feb. 20 for the airspace over El Paso & the neighboring community #SantaTeresa, NM, the FAA notices said.

#Trump #idiocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/faa-el-paso-flight-restrictions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport

The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure. The F.A.A. initially said it would last 10 days.

The New York Times
Show threadDmitry BorodaenkoFeb 11

@Nonilex Is this what they were so eager to test?

https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/ukrainians-develop-new-laser-air-defense-system/

Ukrainians develop new laser air defense system

Ukrainian engineers have developed and successfully tested a new laser-based air defense system called Sunray to counter enemy drones.

Ukrainian World Congress
Show threadDmitry Borodaenko

@Nonilex In retrospect, watching the US and its Gulf clients burn through decades worth of supply of Patriot interceptors, at a 50:1 cost disadvantage, to shoot down Shaheds launched by Iran, nah: these people are too dumb to do this kind of math ahead of time.

I am sure there are still people in DoD who understand what is happening there, but clearly they are not giving orders and are not being listened to.

Mar 7 at 11:11pmWeb