Comment by state_less
3 days ago
The explanation given is that cartel air drones entered US airspace.
I guess my question is, doesn't this happen all the time? I would think drones would be an easy way to fly a Kilo over the border to whatever dropspot you wanted. I wonder what the new wrinkle is?
I think it's worth correcting the record here because drone warfare is pretty different from what actually happened. What they identified and shot down was a mylar party balloon.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airspace-closure-followed-spat-...
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-shot-down-party...
The smuggling is nothing new. Sounds like they're testing laser-based countermeasures against them now.
[0] https://x.com/petemuntean/status/2021586247827828812
agricultural drones used for spraying can lift up to 60-80kg payloads.
> I guess my question is, doesn't this happen all the time?
Yes, all the time.