#border security

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to stand up a new Special Missions Command in October, consolidating specialized deployable units under one command as demand for them rises.

The FAA and Pentagon have signed an agreement allowing deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system near the southern border after tests found no undue risk to passenger aircraft.

US lawmakers have disclosed that a military directed-energy laser system destroyed a Customs and Border Protection drone, exposing dangerous gaps in airspace coordination for weapons testing.