Drone swarms inside the U.S. could be spying – and the ability to detect, track them is lagging

Officials in Washington have underestimated the threat posed by drones in U.S. airspace, despite several cases of mysterious drone swarms over sensitive military sites, warned Glen VanHerck, the former joint commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. Elusive drones flew over Langley Air Force Base in Virginia over 17 nights in December 2023, well before drones over New Jersey captured the attention of the nation late last year, yet the U.S. still doesn’t have policies and laws in place to deal with the swarms, retired U.S. Air Force general Glen VanHerck said. A senior official in…