Air Forces Central announced Sunday that a USAF MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle had crashed in southern Afghanistan about 11:35 a.m. local time. The release from Bagram AB, Afghanistan offered no further information on the incident. It said the Air Force would launch an investigation.
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
