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“We are Going to Have a Catastrophic Event”: Drone Incursions in Restricted Airspace are Surging in 2025

By Tim McMillan for The Debrief on May 30, 2025.

Tim gives no consideration to the possibility of these being non-human tech, but it's an interesting article.

According to data reviewed by The Debrief, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recorded 411 reports of illegal drone incursions near airports across the United States from January to March—an unsettling 25.6% increase from the 327 reports during the same period in 2024.

A geographic analysis of FAA data shows that the northeastern United States—where clusters of “mystery drone” sightings emerged in late 2024—continued to report high numbers of drone incursions into early 2025. Many of these incidents were concentrated near areas with a strong U.S. military presence, particularly around weapons manufacturing and storage facilities.

“These incursions are not from hobbyists being blown off course,” Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), said. “The multitude of drones reported flying over bases in the past several years to yield a coordinated effort by our adversaries to collect valuable intelligence and surveillance of some of our most sensitive military equipment.”

In a bold move this January, German lawmakers amended the country’s Aviation Security Act, granting the Luftwaffe the unprecedented authority to shoot down unidentified drones operating within German airspace.

In contrast, U.S. officials have been largely dismissive of the possibility that foreign adversaries are behind some of the drone incursions into American airspace.

That "large" dismissiveness presumably does not include Rep. William Timmons.