FAA Issues Rare Deadly Force Notice Over US Airspace Citing ‘Imminent Security Threat’

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FAA Issues Rare Deadly Force Notice Over US Airspace Citing ‘Imminent Security Threat’

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

For several tense hours overnight, airspace over El Paso and a wide swath of southern New Mexico went dark. The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly shut it down, with initial notices suggesting flights could be…

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