Regular readers know that the threat of suicide drones has expanded beyond the modern battlefields of Ukraine and the Middle East - with potential targets including data centers and critical infrastructure. Given this potential, it was only a matter of time before an FPV-style attack was attempted on the homeland.
Today, Fox News' reports that federal agents and law enforcement partners foiled an alleged FPV attack plot targeting this past weekend's UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C.
According to the report, five people were arrested and 23 others were identified as part of a potential network of plotters. The group allegedly planned to use explosive-laden drones to hit buildings near the event, force a mass evacuation, and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X:
Seeking comment from America's counter-drone detection industry, we reached out to DZYNE Technologies CEO Matt McCue, who told us:
McCue continued:
Joe Francescon, former National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism Defense, told us:
Of course, while we aren't getting names or photos for some reason, one of the suspects allegedly told investigators the aim was to target "capitalist elites," "billionaires," or politicians who received donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
And while we don't know if this was just douchebags larping on Signal chat from mom's basement or radical militants who had secured hardware (because the FBI hasn't told us), we do know that some of the most vocal groups in America bashing "capitalist elites" and "billionaires" have been associated with the rise of socialist and communist movements.
These groups were allowed to thrive by their 'comrades' in the Biden and Obama administrations, who instead went after parents opposing woke indoctrination, Catholics, and free speech.
Now, we're back to combating radical left-wing terror - which even The Atlantic had to admit is 'on the rise.'
And of course, they deny they're violent - and yet;
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They want you dead...


