Senator seeks US watchdog probe into Texas drone incidents

March 13 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee on Friday called for a government investigation into two recent incidents of the government's use of a laser-based anti-drone system in Texas.

Senator Tammy Duckworth in a letter seen by Reuters asked the inspector generals for the Transporation, Homeland Security and Defense departments to jointly investigate the government's use of counter drone high-energy laser weapons. She the Texas events near the Mexican border "raise serious questions regarding interagency coordination, notification procedures, aviation safety protocol, and compliance with federal law."