Is the Pentagon using lasers to combat cartel drones? | Bradley on the Border

Is the Pentagon using lasers to combat cartel drones? | Bradley on the Border

From Bradley on the Border by NewsNation

February 12, 2026 · 2 min

About this episode

Ali Bradley reports on the FAA's flight restrictions in El Paso and the Pentagon's testing of a laser system to combat cartel drones.

In this episode, host Ali Bradley is on the ground in El Paso where the FAA late Tuesday halted all flights to and from El Paso International Airport citing “special security reasons.” Hours after issuing the flight restrictions, the agency reversed course and lifted that order. Bradley breaks down those “special security reasons” and reports of the Pentagon testing a laser system to down drones. #ElPaso #Pentagon #cartels CREDITS Host: Ali Bradley Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Field Producer: Travis Harrison Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi, Mekhi Rhodes Editor: Rita Cripe On "Bradley on the Border," NewsNation's Ali Bradley shows what it's like along the southern border and across the country as law enforcement agencies work to combat human and drug smuggling and enforce immigration policies. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/

People in this episode

Host: Ali Bradley

Topics covered

  • Pentagon
  • drones
  • cartels
  • El Paso
  • security
  • law enforcement

Keywords

  • Pentagon
  • lasers
  • drones
  • El Paso
  • FAA
  • cartels
  • security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NewsNation, FAA, Pentagon

Places: El Paso, El Paso International Airport

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