Federal Aviation Administration officials are said to have raised concerns that the agency needed more time and information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft.

The administration said all flights will resume hours after issuing the halt for “special security reasons”.

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso,

The Pentagon’s use of a high-energy laser to counter what officials thought to be a drug-cartel drone led the FAA to temporarily shut down all flights over El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday morning, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The FAA reopened El Paso airspace after briefly imposing a 10-day restriction for security reasons tied to a reported cartel drone threat.

The US Federal Aviation Administration reopened airspace around El Paso, Texas, a sudden reversal after announcing a 10-day closure that grounded flights in the city on the US-Mexico border.

Administration lifts flight restrictions hours after issuing the pause for ‘special security reasons.’

The closure was originally slated to last 10 days, potentially disrupting travel in West Texas and New Mexico.