Drone incursions from Mexico into the US reached alarming levels

| March 15, 2024

Cartel groups in Mexico are no strangers to the use of drones, including weaponized drones. Ukraine has shown how a weaker nation, or groups within a weaker nation, could wreak havoc on a more powerful military. Two military generals testified at a Senate hearing related to the border. One of the issues reported to the Senators was the fact that Chinese illegal aliens are crossing over at one location at the border.

From Fox News:

“The number of incursions was something that was alarming to me as I took command last month,” Guillot told the senator. “I don’t know the actual number — I don’t think anybody does — but it’s in the thousands.”

He continued, “I’ve talked to Customs and Border Protection, who are responsible for the UAS incursions on the border, along with DOJ. And they put the number at thousands.”

Budd pressed for what time frame Guillot was referencing in regard to the “thousands” of drone incursions.

Guillot responded, “I would say in probably over a month we could probably have over 1,000 a month.”

The general went on to say that while he is alarmed at the number of incidents and sees the national security threat only growing, there has not yet been indications that they are a risk for homeland defense.

Guillot additionally expressed concern with Chinese nationals crossing the U.S. border from South America.

Fox News provides additional information here.

Category: Border, Illegal Immigrants

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Corn Pop

Wait? We have a border to the South? They should put a wall around that thing.

Deckie

C’mon man! Build that… ya know.. the thing!”

Sam

The cartels are getting more creative with their drones. From the Borderland Beat last year:

Crime Adds Poison To ‘Narco-Drones’; Mexico, World Leader In Their Use, By Sol Prendido 10/09/2023 08:06:00 AM.

https://www.borderlandbeat.com/2023/10/crime-adds-poison-to-narco-drones.html

Odie

And nobody is shooting them down because….?

David

You know a cheap way to do it? Fire thousands of Patriots? Shotguns are useless past 150-175 feet. There’s maybe a handful of people who can consistently hit something like a drone using a rifle… It’s easy to SAY “shoot ’em down”, but lke a 70,000 foot high balloon, a lot harder in the real world.

Anonymous

C-RAM is nice.

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SFC D

My BN OPS (32nd SIG) was right next to the C-RAM at Balad. Sumbitch is LOUD!

Anonymous

Life in Bagram: “Unless the building’s on fire, don’t wake me up!”

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5JC

And they said the A10 was worthless. There is something it could do.

Odie

If you have a better idea, let’s hear it. 2 seater ultralight with an armed 2nd seater? Frequency jammer?

5JC

Truthfully all the Patriot has to do is turn the radar on pointed at the drones and they will all crash.

USAFRetired

JCREW went FOC last summer, I suspect it has applications for Counter UAS. For the kinetic piece dusting off some OV-10 Broncos and equip them with minigun(s) or even A-37 Dragonflys that already have an internal mini gun. might be a useful approach.

Dennis - not chevy

Borrow the OV10’s back from the forest service; it’s raining right now so they won’t need them.

Fyrfighter

Might I suggest:

rgr769

Bet an M-60 could take them down. It has an effective range out to 2000 meters.

Old tanker

Never been to the border have you. It’s rather long and most of it is unpopulated.

KoB

Yeah, been watching this…so have other bloggers. “…there has not yet been indications that they are a risk for homeland defense.” Dropped this linky in a comment I made. Whatcha gonna do, wait until a swarm of them start dropping inside the perimeter of a refinery? Or they mate up with some of the thousands of ChiComs that are just laying in wait for the signal to go? FFS, man, you’re a four (4) Star Gnrl, what dahell did you learn at C&GSC? Proper pronoun usage? What panties go best with your Mess Dress uniform? Stocking and garter belts are sexier, but pantyhose are better for “tucking”? You sonsobitches that swore an Oath to Defend this Country, AND the Constitution of These States United, better start doing your freaking job instead of toadying up to the despotic domestic enemies of our Republic and realize that we are being invaded. If only 10% of these invaders have nefarious plans, they outnumber our military. And that military is spread all over the world defending OTHER people.

Sadly, the 470 some odd millions of firearms owned by Patriotic Americans are no defense against these damn things. And who knows how many of these drones are packed in a container somewhere? In addition to SDBs/explosives, their payload could include chemical agents to drop into water supply locations, herds of livestock, chicken houses, the list of soft targets goes on and on.

No one is coming to save us, including The Bad Orange Man. If anyone thinks for one (1) minute that BOM will be allowed to be (s)elected for POTUS, give me a call. I gots a bridge leading to Ocean Front Property to interest you in.

Prepare

Roh-Dog

I’ll see your Property, Ocean Front, 1 Ea., and raise the bid a perpetual motion ma’cheen.
I see fistfights in tha House of Reprezentin’ when the cert go’s down.

They’ve been priming this for some time now.

KoB

Word. Me…I’m done got old and tired…and in a defensive mindset…and I’ve had enough of the BS

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USAFRetired

What he said

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KoB

Stack some of these along the border…and the North Wall…

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timactual

Like the sign says;
Once you reach the age of 70 the threat of life imprisonment loses a lot of its deterrent value.

5JC

Um… yeah… I think they’re just loaded with fentanyl. I’m not saying that’s a whole lot better but it does help us weed out the weak.

Steve1371

We are a whole big country of soft targets and plenty of them. Every one of them taken out will hurt and the only leader taking a leadership role so far as I can see is Gov Abbott.

5JC

DeSantis is on the fight with the Haitians trying to come into the country. He has called up every unit at his disposal.

Sapper3307

Cheaper than a C172 with a BerNasty behind the stick.

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rgr769

Bernasty could not fly a Cessna 172. He only had a Sport Pilot license. He was only licensed to fly Sport Pilot lightweight or ultra-light aircraft.

Prior Service

My plan is a truck-mounted .22 caliber mini gun that fires frangible bullets. Point ‘em at the sky when them drones are flying. Point ‘em at the river when them illegals are fording. And let ‘er rip! (Note I am talking about creating a beaten zone through which smart people would not pass—not massacre at the border. On the other hand, if you aren’t smart enough, you get what you get.)

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26Limabeans

Clays used to be fun.
Even got into reloading for a while.
Drones would be even more fun.