| ▲ | state_less 5 hours ago | |
The explanation given is that cartel air drones entered US airspace. I guess my question is, doesn't this happen all the time? I would think drones would be an easy way to fly a Kilo over the border to whatever dropspot you wanted. I wonder what the new wrinkle is? | ||
| ▲ | MiguelHudnandez 33 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
I think it's worth correcting the record here because drone warfare is pretty different from what actually happened. What they identified and shot down was a mylar party balloon. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airspace-closure-followed-spat-... https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-shot-down-party... | ||
| ▲ | uyzstvqs 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
The smuggling is nothing new. Sounds like they're testing laser-based countermeasures against them now. | ||
| ▲ | guerrilla 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
> I guess my question is, doesn't this happen all the time? Yes, all the time. | ||
| ▲ | camillomiller 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
agricultural drones used for spraying can lift up to 60-80kg payloads. | ||