Pentagon Commander Reveals ‘Alarming’ Number of Drone Incursions at US-Mexico Border

A large number of drone incursions are happening at the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. Department of Defense official said on March 14. “It’s my understanding, there’s been a lot of drone incursions along our southern border. How many drone incursions have we had and what are they doing?” Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) asked Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot during a Senate hearing. “I don’t know the actual number—I don’t think anybody does—but it’s in the thousands,” Gen. Guillot said. He later added that there are likely more than 1,000 incursions happening at the border per month....