Wonder if they thought it was a cartel drug drone or recon drone.
No doubt. The number of cartel drone flights along and across the border is staggering. Imagine trying to separate the wheat from the chaff in this...
In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), CBP detected 34,682 drone flights within 500 meters of the US-Mexico border. That's 2,890 flights per month. In the last six months of 2024, over 27,000 drones were detected within 500 meters of the border.I wonder if US drones carry IFF.In 2024, 27k in 6 months vs in 2025 35k in 12 months. There's overlap in those two time frames, but that seems like a big drop.
The Pentagon reports more than 1,000 drone incursions into US airspace along the border each month.
Frankly, I'm surprised there isn't a lot more friendly-fire on our own drones.