US Northern Command’s Joint Task Force-Southern Border service members, US Airmen and military contractors recently came together to trained on operating the Bumblebee Version 2 counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) interceptor.
The Bumblebee V2 is a first-person-view multirotor drone, designed to physically intercept and neutralise hostile small UAS. The purpose of the training is to expand military interoperability and test interdiction capabilities against illegal UAS activity at the southern border.
US Northern Command is also working alongside the US Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide military capabilities to protect the southern border.
Image: A drone developed by DRACOE is assessed after being intercepted by a Bumblebee V2 near Chaparral, New Mexico, October 21 2026. (US Department of Defense photo by Spc. Sean Hoch)
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