The Department of Homeland Security brought its campaign against unauthorized drones to southeastern Oklahoma this week, staging a live counter-drone demonstration on Choctaw Nation...

The Department of Homeland Security brought its campaign against unauthorized drones to southeastern Oklahoma this week, staging a live counter-drone demonstration on Choctaw Nation land that officials say has already proven effective above the 2026 FIFA World Cup. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin toured the Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Stringtown on Thursday, where counter-drone developers tested their detection and mitigation systems. The facility is the only tribal-owned site in the nation designated by the Federal Aviation Administration for drone and counter-drone testing, a distinction that has made the Choctaw Nation an unlikely linchpin in the federal government's drone defense efforts. The timing is not incidental. Mullin disclosed that law enforcement deployed counter-drone technology during this summer's World...

The Department of Homeland Security brought its campaign against unauthorized drones to southeastern Oklahoma this week, staging a live counter-drone demonstration on Choctaw Nation land that officials say has already proven effective above the 2026 FIFA World Cup. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin toured the Emerging Aviation Technology Center in Stringtown on Thursday, where counter-drone developers tested their detection and mitigation systems. The facility is the only tribal-owned site in the nation designated by the Federal Aviation Administration for drone and counter-drone testing, a distinction that has made the Choctaw Nation an unlikely linchpin in the federal government's drone defense efforts. The timing is not incidental. Mullin disclosed that law enforcement deployed counter-drone technology during this summer's World...