The closing of El Paso airspace was a balloon from a children’s party that escaped.
Say no more, time to invade Cuba!
@MigueldeicazaMiguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉
The party balloon wasn't the problem, the laser cannon the War Department used to shoot down the party balloon without coordinating with commercial aviation authorities was the problem.
The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc's (AVAV.O), opens new tab LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a seven-hour airspace shutdown, two people briefed on the situation told Reuters.
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