USA, Drone activity over American bases. Congressmen are beating an alarm

“It's just a matter of time before another terrorist attack of the assassination of September 11, 2001 occurs,” warned Republican John McGuire after the accounts of Pentagon officials regarding the increase in unauthorized drone activity over military bases. Unmanned aerial vehicles are also used by criminal cartels on the southern US border.

The United Press International agency reported that during the meeting of the military and foreign affairs subcommittee, the Congressmen demanded the development of a comprehensive bill that would improve technology to more effectively counteract threats. At the same time, they pointed to the activity of “transnational criminal organizations”.

– it's just a matter of time before another tailor -made terrorist attack comes the assassination of September 11 2001. The problem is the paralyzing bureaucracy that prevents you from taking action. This time, however, we are aware of the threat and we have the opportunity to remedy it – warned Republican John McGuire.

350 drones over 100 different military facilities

The testimonies presented during the interrogation show that last year the Department of Defense recorded the presence of 350 drones over 100 different military facilities. Navy Rear Admiral Paul Speedero Jr. However, he did not want to reveal how the current situation is in comparison with previous years.

Legislators from the House of Representatives as responsible for increased activity of drones near strategic military installations indicated “enemy actors”, such as the Chinese Communist Party, Iran and criminal cartels, operating on the southern border USA.

– We have had open borders over the past four years, which enabled hostile state entities to conduct terrorist activities in our country – noted Republican Michael Cloud.

Criticism of Pentagon activities

The Supervision and Government Reform committee informed in a press release that from 2023 two China citizens were arrested for the illegal use of drones to monitor military facilities. Representatives of the Ministry of Defense admitted that many military bases do not have effective systems for detecting and combating drones.

“In general, field systems technology is significantly ahead of the technology of their neutralization,” said Rear Admiral Spedero, which assessed the actions of the Defense Department as “incomplete” and “inefficient”.