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According to recent reporting, there have been multiple drone incursions around United States military bases, including Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. This is raising major questions surrounding national security.
Many of these drones are civilian hobby drones, and their operators are now being warned to keep those drones away from military installations. Harry Kazianis of 19fortyfive.com said: “If you have any common sense in your brain, you would not be flying any type of drone near a military installation. That would probably get you arrested and hit with a felony.”
Kazianis also says it might be time for more unified legal standards when it comes to drones and their operations. “There are federal regulations, every state seems to have its own regulations, and then there are county regulations,” he said. “I think there needs to be some more federal standards. Congress is going to have to get much more involved.”
He went on to warn that the risk here isn’t zero, pointing out that drones have become a much more common part of both intelligence gathering and open warfare in recent years. As a result, the U.S. military will need to be prepared for more serious situations.
Right now, however, he doesn’t think there’s cause for major concern, and any drones that do pose a legitimate threat can just be shot down.