drones

Mexican drug cartels have added weaponized drones to their arsenal, turning cheap commercial drones into tools for assassination and battlefield-style attacks. This development is driving U.S. counter drone efforts on the border.

Questions are being asked about possible drone activity on the U.S.-Mexico border after two recent incidents in the El Paso area shut down air space and a military laser was fired to accidentally take down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone.

The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly closed the airspace around El Paso, only to reopen it hours later. The bizarre episode pointed to a lack of coordination between the FAA and the Pentagon.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.

The nature of war has changed. Ukraine has developed new technologies and strategies in fighting off the invasion of Russia using low cost drones. They are making tanks and heavy artillery almost obsolete, while being able to launch pin-point attacks deep inside of Russia. How capable are drones? Is the United States learning how to use and defend against these new tech weapons?

Currently, the sheriff's office calls on the San Antonio Police Department or the DPS when a chopper is needed.

A Texas start-up says for districts still unable to put the legally mandated armed guard in every school, its drones could be an option.

The Dallas Police Department's drone fleet has been used thousands of times in fiscal year 2024. Some city council members were shocked, but still praised the program.

The FBI has received reports of more than 5,000 reported drone sightings, and the government has done little to shed light on what is happening.

A drone operated by an Australian company touched down in Presidio this month.