Senate Democrat calls for investigation into Texas drone incidents

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for an investigation into incidents in Texas last month where government use of high-energy lasers as anti-drone technology led to airspace closures. Duckworth has requested inspectors general from the Departments of Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security to probe the incidents.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), the ranking member on the Senate’s Aviation Subcommittee, is calling for an investigation into the government’s use of high-energy lasers in anti-drone technology following two incidents in Texas last month that led to airspace closures. Duckworth asked the inspectors general for the departments of Transportation, Defense and Homeland Security in a…