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华盛顿，2月26日（路透社）- 国会助手向路透社透露，美国军方使用基于激光的反无人机系统击落了一架美国政府无人机，这一事故促使美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）周四在得州汉考克堡附近空域禁止飞行。
五角大楼未立即置评，但联邦航空管理局在其关于墨西哥边境附近空域限制的通知中援引了”特殊安全原因”。
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美国众议院代表里克·拉森、本尼·汤普森和安德烈·卡森（分别为监督航空和国土安全事务委员会的最高民主党议员）在联合声明中表示，据报道五角大楼击落了一架美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）的无人机，并批评缺乏协调。
议员们表示，他们数月前就警告称，白宫决定回避一项两党支持的训练反无人机操作人员和解决协调问题的提案”是一个目光短浅的决定”。
声明称：”现在，我们看到了无能的后果。”
国会助手向路透社透露，据信五角大楼在墨西哥边境附近汉考克堡附近（该地区经常有墨西哥贩毒集团使用的无人机入侵）使用高能激光系统击落了CBP的无人机。美国海关与边境保护局和白宫未立即回应置评请求。
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联邦航空管理局表示，正在扩大该地区先前的飞行限制，”扩大半径以确保安全”，但表示由于该区域位置原因，不会影响商业航班。
本月，联邦航空管理局曾表示将关闭得州附近埃尔帕索机场10天的空中交通，但在约8小时后改变立场并解除了限制。汉考克堡距离埃尔帕索约50英里（80公里）。
路透社和其他媒体报道称，此次关闭源于对激光反无人机系统使用的担忧，而联邦航空管理局表示，如果五角大楼同意推迟进一步测试并等待联邦航空管理局的安全审查，将取消埃尔帕索周边的限制。
本周早些时候，五角大楼和美国海关与边境保护局均向国会助手表示，他们认为无需事先获得联邦航空管理局的批准即可部署激光系统。
助手们表示，联邦航空管理局与五角大楼之间缺乏协调。政府在周四晚间才向国会办公室通报了埃尔帕索关闭和汉考克堡事件。
联邦航空管理局的通知禁止汉考克堡地区所有飞行，但表示空中救护或搜救飞行可经美国南部边境联合特遣部队批准。飞行限制将持续至6月24日。
政府机构本周早些时候向国会工作人员通报了埃尔帕索事件，并预计下周将向议员们进一步通报。
一位助手向路透社透露，尽管联邦航空管理局警告称该技术在商业航班附近使用尚未被认定为安全，但美国海关与边境保护局本月已部署该激光技术以击落四架涉嫌贩毒集团的无人机，且相关机构告知他们该激光系统此前从未在国内部署过。
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Pentagon shoots down government drone in Texas accident, congressional aides say
February 27, 2026 1:11 AM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. military shot down a U.S. government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, an accident that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, congressional aides told Reuters.
The Pentagon did not immediately comment, but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the Mexican border.
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U.S. Representatives Rick Larsen, Bennie Thompson and Andre Carson, top Democrats on committees overseeing aviation and Homeland Security issues, said in a joint statement the Pentagon reportedly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone, and criticized the lack of coordination.
The lawmakers said they warned months ago that the White House’s decision to sidestep a bipartisan proposal to train counter-drone operators and address coordination issues “was a short-sighted idea.”
“Now, we’re seeing the result of incompetence,” the statement said.
Congressional aides told Reuters the Pentagon was believed to have used the high-energy laser system to shoot down the CBP drone near the Mexican border, in an area that often has incursions from Mexican drones used by drug cartels. CBP and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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The FAA said it was expanding prior flight restrictions in the area to “include a greater radius to ensure safety” but said it did not impact commercial flights because of its location.
This month, the FAA said it was halting traffic for 10 days at the airport in nearby El Paso, Texas, only to reverse course and lift its order after about eight hours. Fort Hancock is about 50 miles (80 km) from El Paso.
Reuters and other media reported that the closure stemmed from concerns about the use of the laser-based anti-drone system and that the FAA had agreed to drop its restrictions around El Paso if the Pentagon agreed to delay further testing pending an FAA safety review.
Both the Pentagon and CBP told congressional aides earlier this week they believed they could deploy the laser without the FAA’s prior approval.
Aides said there was a lack of coordination between the FAA and Pentagon. The government informed congressional offices about the El Paso closure as well as the Fort Hancock incident late on Thursday.
The FAA notice barred all flights in the Fort Hancock area but said air ambulance or search and rescue flights can be authorized with the Joint Task Force-Southern Border. The flight restrictions are to last until June 24.
Government agencies briefed congressional staff earlier this week on the El Paso incident and are expected to brief lawmakers as soon as next week.
CBP deployed the laser technology this month to reportedly take down four suspected cartel drones, despite warnings from the FAA that the technology had not been deemed safe to use in the same vicinity as commercial flights, an aide told Reuters, adding agencies told them the laser had never before been deployed domestically.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Jamie Freed
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