US government counterof -drone testing disrupted DC flights in 2025
Published on: Feb. 12, 2026, 1:51 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
In March, testing of counter-drone technology near Reagan Washington National Airport by the U.S. Secret Service and Navy led to numerous flight crews receiving faulty alerts of potentially nearby aircraft, the FAA and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said. Cruz, who chairs the Senate Commerce Committee, disclosed at a hearing last year that faulty alerts that caused some flights to abort landings were due to the government testing using the same spectrum band as the alerting system.
