Thank you for that update. That seems like a very neat and tidy answer. Stating that you intend to restrict ~350 square miles of airspace for 10 days, and then lifting it within a day? If they...
Thank you for that update. That seems like a very neat and tidy answer. Stating that you intend to restrict ~350 square miles of airspace for 10 days, and then lifting it within a day?
If they used high-powered microwave to neutralize drones, I suppose that would be a reason for a larger area to be restricted. Or maybe it's just incompetence and miscommunication between agencies.
FAA issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) completely restricting airspace (10nm up to 18000 feet) around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days. It was issued with only three hours'...
FAA issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) completely restricting airspace (10nm up to 18000 feet) around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days. It was issued with only three hours' notice, city councilmember Chris Canales posted information on Reddit. Neither civilian nor military leadership got advance notice, nor Albuquerque Center regional ATC. Canales says "military does not have carte blance exemption".
It seems that this was ordered unilaterally at the highest level of federal government without cooperation with state and local partners, nor with the Mexican government (Ciudad Juárez airspace, directly across the border, is unrestricted). El Paso is a major freight hub and a secondary hub for some carriers, including American Airlines.
The notice cites "national defense" as the reason for the restriction. Nothing like this has happened since September 11, 2001. There's also a more limited drone restriction in New Orleans.
There's endless speculation about what motivated this. Here's where my mind went:
Within the last week, US House rep Escobar visited Camp East Montana, an immigration detention facility. Two cases of tuberculosis, a COVID outbreak, and inhumane living conditions were reported. Within the last few months, there have been several deaths, including at least one that was ruled a homicide. Immigration has been identified as a top national security priority of the current US administration. I think these could somehow be linked - mass movement of migrants, keeping drones and media out of the air, something like that.
Whatever it is, it gives me a deeply unsettling, sinking feeling.
Looks like it has now been lifted, the administration claims that it was related to cartel drones.
Thank you for that update. That seems like a very neat and tidy answer. Stating that you intend to restrict ~350 square miles of airspace for 10 days, and then lifting it within a day?
If they used high-powered microwave to neutralize drones, I suppose that would be a reason for a larger area to be restricted. Or maybe it's just incompetence and miscommunication between agencies.
With this administration, it was 100% incompetence. I would not be surprised if "Mexican cartel drone" is just a convenient excuse to pin it on.
FAA issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) completely restricting airspace (10nm up to 18000 feet) around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days. It was issued with only three hours' notice, city councilmember Chris Canales posted information on Reddit. Neither civilian nor military leadership got advance notice, nor Albuquerque Center regional ATC. Canales says "military does not have carte blance exemption".
It seems that this was ordered unilaterally at the highest level of federal government without cooperation with state and local partners, nor with the Mexican government (Ciudad Juárez airspace, directly across the border, is unrestricted). El Paso is a major freight hub and a secondary hub for some carriers, including American Airlines.
The notice cites "national defense" as the reason for the restriction. Nothing like this has happened since September 11, 2001. There's also a more limited drone restriction in New Orleans.
There's endless speculation about what motivated this. Here's where my mind went:
Within the last week, US House rep Escobar visited Camp East Montana, an immigration detention facility. Two cases of tuberculosis, a COVID outbreak, and inhumane living conditions were reported. Within the last few months, there have been several deaths, including at least one that was ruled a homicide. Immigration has been identified as a top national security priority of the current US administration. I think these could somehow be linked - mass movement of migrants, keeping drones and media out of the air, something like that.
Whatever it is, it gives me a deeply unsettling, sinking feeling.