CBP Logged 37,000 Border Drone Flights In FY2026, Down From 42,000
CBP counted 37,000 near-border drone flights in FY2026, down from 42,000. Its February data suggests the 42,000 included the Canadian border.
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CBP counted 37,000 near-border drone flights in FY2026, down from 42,000. Its February data suggests the 42,000 included the Canadian border.
Robi Sen warns drug traffickers could arm African groups with drones, but his paper calls its drugs-for-drones barter claim an unverified lead.

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program opened Phase 3 with $450 million for 60,000 attack drones, but its listed unit prices cover at most $300 million.

Macron and Italy's defense minister deny a report that the CIA warned of Russian Gerbera drones launched from ships in the Mediterranean.

A Saudi Akinci shot down over Yemen and two more spotted in eastern Libya show how far Turkish armed drones have spread into a gap Washington left open.

A Rocklin felon tied to the UFC Freedom 250 drone plot is indicted on gun and evidence-destruction charges. No conspiracy count, and still no drone.

Ukraine's 3rd SSO Regiment received a KFC order by Heavy Shot bomber drone, showing how battlefield logistics now move food, medicine, and ammunition.

Boeing wants MQ-28 Ghost Bat production distributed across multiple countries, with German partners named as Europe pursues defense independence.
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