According to various news reports, an F-16 from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, crashed Monday night about 10:25 p.m. on the Utah Test and Training Range. There was no information about the fate of the pilot, who was on a routine training mission. A 388th FW spokesperson, Maj. Bernadette Dozier, told the Deseret News that the wing would not fly Tuesday. The Air Force has not determined the cause of the crash and will investigate. (Also read The Salt Lake Tribune report and Associated Press report)
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…
