Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over US Air Force base

[Guno צְבִי]

A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest and most strategic airfields earlier this month was more extensive, and potentially more dangerous, than first reported, according to a confidential internal briefing document reviewed by ABC News.

Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana said it was under a shelter-in-place order March 9 after “a report of an unmanned aerial system operating over the installation.”

The sighting raised concerns because Barksdale houses long-range B-52 bombers and plays a critical role in command and control of the Air Force nuclear defense capabilities.



“Barksdale Air Force Base detected multiple unauthorized drones operating in our airspace during the week of March 9th,” Capt. Hunter Rininger of the 2nd Bomb Wing said in a statement provided to ABC News. The additional drone incursions had not been previously reported.

According to the confidential briefing document dated March 15, the drones came in waves and entered and exited the base in a way that may suggest attempts to “avoid the operator(s) being located.” Lights on the drones suggested the operators “may be testing security responses” at the base.

'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over US Air Force base

Lights on the drones suggested the operators may be testing security responses.

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[Nomad]

The first thing I thought when I heard about that on the news yesterday, was that maybe Iran or an Iranian backed organization, was doing preliminary target sighting/recon for a possible missile attack, from somewhere like Mexico or Cuba.

 

[Phantasmal]

The first thing I thought when I heard about that on the news yesterday, was that maybe Iran or an Iranian backed organization, was doing preliminary target sighting/recon for a possible missile attack, from somewhere like Mexico or Cuba.

Interesting, it would have to be covert in Mexico without government approval.

 

[Nomad]

Interesting, it would have to be covert in Mexico without government approval.

Yes, that's absolutely true

But there are a lot of places in Mexico where groups can easily conceal themselves, as demonstrated by the drug cartels which operate with impunity, completely out of reach of the Mexican authorities.

Who's to say some pro-Iran terrorists couldn't make a mutually beneficial deal with a big cartel to set up small, concealed bases of operation from which to launch missiles that could Louisiana?