Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon Acts Like They’re UFOs

Re:Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon ... by zoklet-enjoyer on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:21PM (#34684554)

I would be surprised if other countries weren't doing this. Spy tech is often bleeding edge and it wouldn't be difficult to smuggle some drones into the US. Or even build or modify a commercial drone here.

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Re:Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon ... by bastawhiz on Monday February 06, 2023 @04:40PM (#34684806)

"Smuggle" in this case probably just looks like "put it in a FedEx box and mail it". I think you'd probably find it challenging to actually intentionally have a delivery of spy drones even looked at by a customs official.

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Re:Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon ... by germinalphrase on Monday February 06, 2023 @05:40PM (#34685544)

Foreign packages are xray’ed, no?

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Re:Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon ... by mike_d on Monday February 06, 2023 @05:44PM (#34685593)

Every package is screened in some way, but very few are x-rayed. They are looking for drugs, currency, stolen antiquities, stuff like that. It is hard for a lay-person to look at a collection of electronics and know if it is the guts of a VCR or an advanced spy drone.

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Re:Adversary Drones Are Spying on the U.S. and The Pentagon ... by JumpCrisscross on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:25PM (#34686072)

> packages are xray’ed, no?

Joke I heard at Livermore: worst case, hide it in a bail of marijuana.

Less facetiously: all manner of drones are imported into America every day, especially from China.

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