On February 11 it was reported that Mexican cartel drones breached the border near El Paso, causing the FAA to shut down the airport. The Department of War used electronic warfare to shut down the drones. The DOW referred to the action as ‘neutralizing the threat.’

It is unclear at this time whether the drones carried drugs, weapons, or were just surveillance aircraft.

The initial note from the government said the airport would be shut down for 10 days, but that was lifted as short time later after the DOW reportedly used electronic means to take care of the threat.

Of course, whether that is the truth or the conspiracy theories are right is a question. Some on X claimed that the DOW and/or FAA were “playing around” with drones or a training and that’s why the stoppage was lifted so quickly.

Original Reports

The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion.

The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region.

The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming. https://t.co/xQA1cMy7l0

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 11, 2026

Several drones operated by the cartels in Mexico breached American Airspace overnight near El Paso, with electronic-warfare measures being utilized by the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss to down the drones, resulting in this morning’s Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) issued by the… pic.twitter.com/ORGAyNwah1

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 11, 2026

Governor Greg Abbott credited the United States government for “[eliminating] the threat,” allowing the Federal Aviation Administration to lift the airspace closure in El Paso.

MORE INFO: https://t.co/eIw7UtWhtj pic.twitter.com/cd6mS0zawJ

— CBS Austin (@cbsaustin) February 11, 2026

Other reports: Some even stated it was a “party balloon” and not drones at all.

Breakdown between Pentagon, FAA led to flight stoppage, officials say

⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ lied…of course.

The drones were ⁦US Defense Department training drill they failed to alert ⁦@texasgov⁩ ⁦@ElPasoTXGov⁩ or FAA https://t.co/7FIFQKDmlg

— Comments on Iowa (@commentoniowa) February 11, 2026

El Paso airport grounding was in response to U.S. military testing, sources say https://t.co/Hio83UzxRd

— Gabe Gutierrez (@gabegutierrez) February 11, 2026

El Paso Airport Closed After Military Shot Down Random Party Balloon https://t.co/2h6CMy9m5u

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) February 11, 2026

Let’s just say confusion was the name of the game. The El Paso airport is close to the Mexican border, so it all sounded plausible. The cartels have been known to use weaponized drones. And the government let a spy balloon fly across the nation before being shot down during the Biden administration. Which was it this time?

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