Members of the U.S. military and lawmakers in Congress are now alarmed by new reports about the use of drones that are loaded with explosives by Mexican drug cartels in an area located just south of the southern frontier of the United States.
Los Salazar, a division of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, is launching explosives at its rival cartel, Los Pelones, just two miles from the U.S. border.
Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of North American Defense Command and US Northern Command, informed the Senate Armed Services Committee in March that over 1,000 drones were crossing the U.S. border each month.
Border agents have also confirmed that the cartels were employing drones to monitor U.S. law enforcement.
In December 2023, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-NY) in advocating for the Department of Defense (DoD) to prevent U.S. technology from being used to equip Chinese-backed drones.
She has since introduced an amendment to the NDAA that mandates the DoD to establish a Counter Unmanned Aviation Systems (CUAS) task force in order to implement countermeasures against drones.
The legislation would establish a Counter Unmanned Aviation Systems (CUAS) task force and establish a variety of reporting requirements for unmanned aerial incursions into US airspace.
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