FBI ramps up counter-drone efforts as Patel warns of growing threats from criminals, terrorists
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FBI Director Kash Patel says the Trump administration is ramping up efforts to combat drone threats from criminals and foreign adversaries through new training center.
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"Unmanned aircrafts are increasingly exploited by criminals, terrorists, and hostile foreign actors — making the counter UAS program a critical area for the FBI to modernize and adapt to stay ahead of the threat," Patel wrote on X.
Patel said President Donald Trump signed an executive order in June that led to the creation of a National Counter-UAS Training Center, which the FBI operates out of its Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.
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