US Army tests counter-drone technology near the Mexican border

World desk, October 5: The US Army is testing counter-drone systems near the Mexican border, Reuters reported.

At September’s Falcon Peak exercise in Arizona, firms demonstrated radars, interceptor drones and other systems for detecting and countering small aircraft. Officials cited 378 drone incursions over the preceding 30 days. The October 5 report describes the September exercise rather than an exercise held on publication day.

Source report: Reuters, 5 October 2026. Source report date: October 5, 2026.

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