{"id":9966,"date":"2026-05-17T10:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9966"},"modified":"2026-05-17T10:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T10:41:59","slug":"meet-the-fbi-trained-drone-warriors-who-will-guard-the-skies-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9966","title":{"rendered":"Meet the FBI-trained drone warriors who will guard the skies at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Team USA is getting ready to defend its goal against swarming World Cup attackers on the field next month \u2013 while Team Fed is deputizing local authorities to fend off swarms of potentially deadly drones in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>The US has appropriated $250 million this year to battle \u201cnefarious and unlawful\u201d drone use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrones are a big threat now. I think they take it very seriously,\u201d said Rep. Robert Aderholdt (R-Alabama), a House Appropriations subcommittee chairman.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Federal officials are increasingly focused on the threat posed by drones to large events \u2013 and training law enforcement how to counter them. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a big deal. We\u2019ve got all of this converging on New Jersey,\u201d added Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.). \u201cIt\u2019s a real challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June, the FBI opened its new National Counter-UAS Training Center in Huntsville, Ala., where it teaches local law enforcement how to identify and track \u2013 as well as \u201cmitigate\u201d \u2013 drones, an FBI spokesperson told The Post. That includes taking them out of the sky if necessary.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The two-week course has now schooled 60 locals from each of the 11 World Cup host sites, including from New York and New Jersey. <\/p>\n<p>That includes \u201chands-on training\u201d and a \u201ccapstone field exercises\u201d to build \u201ccoordinated counter-drone capability nationwide.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They will be joined by officials from FBI field offices and the Secret Service to safeguard the tournament action that stretches 39 days.<\/p>\n<p>The government has been doling out millions to protect against the rising threat. Texas just got another $3.2 million to \u201cmitigate unauthorized or potentially dangerous drone activity\u201d and guard crowds and critical infrastructure for matches in Dallas in Houston. <\/p>\n<p>New York and New Jersey are getting $17 million in drone funds to shield MetLife Stadium \u2013 home to the July 19 final that will include performances by Madonna and Shakira \u2013\u2013 plus fan events in the city. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Governments and militaries are deploying and developing new counter drone technology. <span class=\"credit\">American Robotics<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The World Cup is a particular concern with matches in 11 US host cities over 39 days plus events in Canada and Mexico. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials were cagey about revealing which specific drone-neutralizing weapons will be deployed. Commercial companies offer many options, including drone jammers, \u201cdirected energy weapons,\u201d tech that allows the cops to override control of intruder drones, and even defensive drones that fire nets to take out enemy drones.<\/p>\n<p>The feds have their eyes on the skies after Thomas Michael Crooks flew a drone for 11 minutes in Butler, Pa., before shooting and wounding Donald Trump in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>A detection system used by the Secret Service was inoperable at the time, and an agent testified they got only about 30 minutes of initial training, according to a December 2024 House task force report on the assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jarred Pennington, a branch chief with the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Protective Service, simulates using a directional jammer mitigation tool to take down a drone during a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) demonstration on June 15, 2023. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drones have also transformed the battlefield in Iran and Ukraine, allowing Iran \u2013 with feared proxy \u201csleeper cells\u201d abroad \u2013 to target U.S. allies in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s great counter drone technology that they have that we just have to make sure it gets purchased,\u201d said House Homeland Security Chairman Rep. 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