Air Force Gen. Gregory Guyot said: Senate Armed Services Committee On Thursday, it was announced that there are “more than 1,000” drone incursions a month on the southern border. new york post report.
Commander Guillot of the North American National Defense Force called the increase in encounters with drones “alarming.”
“The number of break-ins was alarming to me as I took command last month,” he told senators Thursday.
Asked how many drones are in U.S. airspace near the southern border, he said no one knows exactly.
“I don’t know the actual numbers. I don’t think anyone would, but the number is in the thousands,” Guyot continued.
He claimed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection would “increase that number to thousands” in about a month.
“There are probably more than 1,000 a month,” he declared.
Senators asked Mr. Guillot whether an invasion across the southern border posed a threat to defense, to which Mr. Guillot replied, “We are cautious.”
“I haven’t seen any of them emerge as a threat to the national defense level, but I think that potential is only increasing,” he said.
Guyot said most of the unmanned drones flying near the southern border are operated by “spotters” who “try to find gaps” to slip past law enforcement.
“The numbers are smaller. [of drones] They’re probably moving drugs across the border,” Guyot said.
He also pointed out that some of the drone activity on the southern border is part of the federal government’s efforts to monitor illegal activity.
During the hearing, Mr. Guillot referred to the influx of Chinese nationals entering the United States illegally, calling it “a matter of great concern.”
“What concerns me most about Chinese immigrants in particular is, firstly, that they are concentrated in one place across the border. And secondly, a lot of it is explained by reasons like political refugees. “Maybe, but there is counterintelligence behind these numbers,” Guyot told the committee.
He also said he was concerned that the wave of migrants crossing the border “appears to be orchestrated and command-controlled using social media.” Mexican cartels are using social media to “target immigrants, [Border Patrol agents] Maybe not,” he added.
CBP Officials said cartels are using small drones to track the location of Border Patrol agents in order to evade law enforcement and carry out smuggling operations, the newspaper reported.
Last year, Rio Grande Valley District Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez. House Oversight Committee Over 10,000 drone intrusions and 25,000 sightings were reported in the past year.
“We have made significant progress in countering the threat of small unmanned platforms,” Chavez said. “But our adversary has 17 times the number of drones, twice the flight time, and unlimited funds to expand his operations.”
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