Spokane Paper Looks at Fairchild: The staff of the Spokane (Wash.) Business Journal has assembled an impressive six-story special report on the future of nearby Fairchild Air Force Base. The articles review base missions and examines the base’s impact on the state and local economy, and discusses what BRAC wrought.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.