"Emerging threats are outpacing our defenses," Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told the Senate committee on homeland security and government affairs on October 10, pointing to unmanned aerial systems (otherwise known as 'drones') as a "prime example." DHS was finally given that authority on October 5 when President Trump signed into law the new FAA Reauthorization bill. A DHS threat warning updated in August 2018 reiterated the government's concerns that drones "may be capable of transporting contraband, chemical, or other explosive/weaponized payloads." The National Football League (NFL) is an organization that has first-hand experience with this issue, and the organization's president of security notes it could have been much worse. In the end, Velicovich still thinks that drones are a force for good, and that they aren't going away anytime soon.

Source: Fox News October 15, 2018 20:21 UTC