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        "id": 2041808,
        "msgid": "us-temporarily-restricts-drone-flights-along-mexican-border-1792205441",
        "date": "2026-10-17 08:58:31",
        "title": "US Temporarily Restricts Drone Flights Along Mexican Border",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The US has introduced temporary restrictions on unauthorised drone flights in a zone north of the Mexican border, citing security concerns. Defence officials say the military may shoot down cartel-operated drones, while the measure is intended to disrupt criminal surveillance and logistics and protect border personnel.",
        "content": "<p>Washington (ANTARA) \u2013 The United States government has imposed\ntemporary flight restrictions along its border with Mexico, banning\nunauthorised drone flights, the US Department of War said on Friday (16\nOctober).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of War\n(DoW) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a\nnew coordinated effort to strengthen airspace security along the US\nsouthern border through temporary restrictions on drone flights,\u201d the\ndepartment said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The restrictions, which took effect on Friday, prohibit unauthorised\ndrone flights at altitudes of up to 400 feet (about 122 metres) above\nground level within a zone approximately one nautical mile wide north of\nthe US-Mexico border, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Citing US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the department said the US\nmilitary intended to shoot down any drones operated by drug cartels\nalong the border, including by using laser weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, US Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said\nthe restrictions would help disrupt aerial surveillance and logistics\nroutes used by transnational criminal organisations, while ensuring the\nsafety of US security personnel deployed along the country\u2019s southern\nborder.<\/p>\n<p>In October, media reports said the US military had begun testing\ncounter-drone systems along the southern border in response to increased\ncartel activity. Over the past month, the military reportedly recorded\n378 incidents of drones entering the area.<\/p>",
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