Dept. of Defense shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso: Officials

wing2000 said:

From the op's link:

.....statement, from Rick Larsen, D-Wash., André Carson, D-Ind. and Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., called out the White House directly.

"We said MONTHS ago that the White House's decision to sidestep a bipartisan, tri-committee bill to appropriately train C-UAS operators and address the lack of coordination between the Pentagon, DHS and the FAA was a short-sighted idea. Now, we're seeing the result of its incompetence," the members said.

At least it wasn't a civilian airliner.

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essentialsaltes said:

The Department of Defense mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone over El Paso, according to a statement from House representatives and a congressional aide.

Congress was briefed on the incident on Thursday, a source confirmed to ABC News.

"This reported engagement occurred when the Department of War employed counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities to mitigate a seemingly threatening unmanned aerial system operating within military airspace," the statement said.

"The engagement took place far away from populated areas and there were no commercial aircraft in the vicinity," the statement went on to say. "These agencies will continue to work on increased cooperation and communication to prevent such incidents in the future."

[Congressional Dems:] "We said MONTHS ago that the White House's decision to sidestep a bipartisan, tri-committee bill to appropriately train C-UAS operators and address the lack of coordination between the Pentagon, DHS and the FAA was a short-sighted idea. Now, we're seeing the result of its incompetence," the members said.

Hey, the oath says all enemies, foreign and domestic.

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