Maybe they shouldnt waste money on hundreds of military bases worldwide and funding Israels wars in the middle east, and instead build up domestic defense capabilities.
"confusing legal and regulatory hurdles that limit how and when counter-drone systems of any kind can be employed within the homeland,
Concerns about risks of collateral damage resulting from the use of anti-drone capabilities factor in heavily, too."
“There are kinetic options…. They’re just not here,”
They’re not appropriate for the homeland,” Mayes added."
Shooting something down with a gun-based system or a surface-to-air missile carries inherent dangers of projectiles or interceptors, or debris from them, falling onto innocent bystanders below. "
Then there is the idea that you have to know exactly what you are shooting at, and that can be harder than it sounds when dealing with strange objects in the sky, especially in populated areas where civilian air traffic is dense. Making the call to shoot down an object over the U.S. is an incredibly complex task that never actually occurred until recently."
https://www.twz.com/air/lasers-microwaves-missiles-guns-not-on-the-table-for-domestic-drone-defense
"Bureaucratic Barriers Hinder Deployment of Counter-Drone Tech
Foremost, the U.S. government currently lacks a comprehensive legal framework that would enable a large-scale, widespread deployment of counter-drone technology, at home or abroad"
"Small, easily weaponizable drones have become a feature of battlefields from the Middle East to Ukraine. Now the threat looms over the US homeland—and the Pentagon's ability to respond is limited."
https://www.wired.com/story/us-military-mystery-drones-response/
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