Mother Bones1d ago

#Via Adam Keiper / adamkeiper
11:01PM · Mar26 2026

"Yikes, here's a HUGE story that it seems not enough folks are reporting on yet. Drone swarms of unknown origin this month apparently attacked an important Air Force base—'the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of operation in wartime, something that never happened even in World War II.' "

"Stephen Bryen, former deputy under secretary of defense. Some speculation, but the bare facts are disturbing enough."

https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/sophisticated-drones-attacked-louisianas-barksdale-bomber-base/

Sophisticated drones attacked Louisiana's Barksdale bomber base - Asia Times

Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, in Bossier Parish not far from Shreveport, was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9. The attack

Asia Times
Show threadMother Bones1d ago

#Via Adam Keiper / adamkeiper
11:01 PM · Mar 26, 2026

"...Additional reporting here:"

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/drone-warfare-has-come-to-the-united-states

Drone Warfare Has Come to the United States

An apparent drone swarm near a US Air Force base unveiled numerous vulnerabilities in homeland air defense. 

The National Interest
Show threadMother Bones1d ago

#Via cowanon.bsky.social
@cowanon
11:16 PM · Mar 26, 2026

"ABC reported it too"

https://abcnews.com/International/multiple-waves-unauthorized-drones-spotted-strategic-us-air/story?id=131245527

'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base

Lights on the drones suggested the operators may be testing security responses.

ABC News
Show threadDB
@_L1vY_ I know the drones at Ft McNair in DC were reported but not having the ability in any way to protect the nuclear triad from these drones is a dereliction of duty. And the state actor who did it left the lights on so we could see them. That is hubris and the fact that a country could pull off this hugely complicated operation on our soil is deeply disturbing. @cowanon
Mar 27 at 4:38amWeb
Show threadLillyLyle/Count Melancholia1d ago

@lawyersgunsnmoney
How do you know it's a state actor?

@_L1vY_ @[email protected]

Show threadDB1d ago
@LillyHerself That was the surmise of the author based upon the technical capabilities of the drones themselves, the in-country support required to carry out the attacks, the sophistication of the attacks themselves and the target selection. I agree with the assessment. @_L1vY_
Show threadLillyLyle/Count Melancholia1d ago

@lawyersgunsnmoney You don't think it might be fifth column? Thinking about those Americans who were blowing up - or was it setting on fire? - power stations.

@_L1vY_

Show threadDB20h ago
@LillyHerself As my grandfather used to say, all I know is what I read in the papers. From what I’ve learned so far, the technology (offensive and defensive) tactics and operations are too sophisticated and require too much support to be fifth column. The electrical grid people were driving up in a pickup and breaking things so to me it isn’t comparable.
@_L1vY_
Show threadMother Bones19h ago

@lawyersgunsnmoney @LillyHerself

Agreed about the grid saboteurs

Show thread🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦6h ago

@lawyersgunsnmoney @LillyHerself @_L1vY_

> … all I know is what I read in the papers.

So you "know" what the ruling class wants you to believe. Got it.

Show threadJestbill18h ago
@lawyersgunsnmoney @_L1vY_ @cowanon How do you know it was a "complicated mission"?
Because they resisted rf interference? Maybe they didn't so much as carry a receiver.
A "state actor" left the lights on? blah.
It happened more than once but no jets were scrambled, no ground sightings led to their identification?
Story has holes.
Show threadDB13h ago
@Jestbill Hey Bud if you have better info than the reporter, share it. Put up or shut up. Multiple waves of drones over a nuclear airbase that were able to defeat electronic countermeasures and showing we’re defenseless without jet fighters to shoot them down. Not fucking complicated at all /s maybe for you, that’s easy, I dunno. Don’t forget that I can look at all the air traffic on FltRadar24 and so can anyone else. That’s how people knew about the drones over Ft McNair in DC @_L1vY_ @cowanon
Show threadJestbill13h ago
@lawyersgunsnmoney So answer the questions.
Why were there no jets?
Did the drones actually have electronic measures that could have been defeated?
Why would a 'state actor' leave the lights on?
We shot down a party balloon but sit defenseless against mystery drones.
Show threadDB13h ago
@Jestbill You are trolling. If you’d read the article, you would know the answers to your questions are largely contained within. I’m not obligated to explain to you what someone else wrote and you don’t have any information to provide in response. You’re becoming tedious, go waste someone else’s time.