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US Army tests counter-drone tech at Mexico border as cartel drone use rises
The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone systems along the Mexico border after detecting 378 drone incursions in 30 days, drawing lessons from Ukraine.
Why it matters
Drug cartels are increasingly using commercially available drones for surveillance along the southern border to support smuggling and human trafficking. The Army says the border is an ideal real-world environment to test counter-drone systems outside the lab, applying lessons from Ukraine, where drones have reshaped the battlefield.
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At Falcon Peak, a U.S. Northern Command exercise held in September in the Arizona desert, soldiers watched defense companies demonstrate radars, interceptor drones, autonomous gun systems and other technologies designed to detect, track and destroy small unmanned aircraft.
Brigadier General Brian Filler, deputy commander for operations at Joint Task Force Southern Border, said the military detected 378 drone incursions in the previous 30 days and that the trend was increasing. Most of the drones are commercial off-the-shelf models carrying surveillance cameras, often spotted alongside cross-border movements.
The U.S. military said earlier this month it had downed 11 cartel drones using lasers since deploying the technology along the southern border in August. Officials cautioned that cartel-operated drones are far less sophisticated than battlefield drones seen in Ukraine or the Middle East.
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