Evolving Mexican Cartel C-UAS Capabilities

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Mexican criminal cartels have developed and expanded weaponized drone capabilities, including the use of improvised explosive payloads. The article traces the documented deployment of cartel drones back to 2017 and discusses counter-uncrewed-aircraft-system concerns.

Weaponized cartel drones are proven to have been fielded since October 2017, with the interdiction of a 3DR Solo quadcopter with a papa bomba (potato bomb) along with four Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación(CJNG) operatives in Valtierrilla, Guanajuato during what was essentially a felony stop. As chronicled at SWJ–El Centro over the years, their deployment in Mexico has proliferated … Read more The post Evolving Mexican Cartel C-UAS Capabilities appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.