Some folks believe they are “mapping” stuff. Could be - but not the stuff you can see from Google Earth. Perhaps communications, but I would think they can monitor most of that already.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the government has some intelligence on a terrorist group with nuclear or chemical weapons and they are searching/sensing for them.
Not all of the drones are near military areas. Perhaps they were stolen from a military site. Or they are scanning military sites to prevent more thefts?
They figure it is better to plead ignorance than acknowledge that 100 pounds of Anthrax or nuclear material for a dirty bomb have gone missing.
Good points.
We apparently are united here and in the country about one thing:
The government is lying to us.
Biden said in his inauguration we were going to be united.