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Increase In Drone Use At Southern Border Leads USNORTHCOM To Consider Detection Capabilities

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Increase In Drone Use At Southern Border Leads USNORTHCOM To Consider Detection Capabilities
AeroVironment's Titan counter drone technology. Photo: ACitadel Defense

In response to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detecting an increase in the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by bad actors along the southern border, U.S. Northern Command reviewing how it can help the agency detect drones on the border and is conducting market research to potentially acquire solutions to monitor small drones. The Air Force, on behalf of USNORTHCOM, on July 6 released a Request for Information (RFI) to survey the market drone detection and monitoring solutions…

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