More on the Barksdale AFB Drone incursion – Worse than you think

Barksdale Air Force Base – It’s Worse Than You Think

Monday, 03/09/2026 – Friday, 03/13/2026

A swarm of 12-15 drones penetrated BAFB for 5 consecutive days (4 hours loitering). They halted flight operations, and in one occasion, forced a shelter-in-place order.

SIGNIFICANCE… pic.twitter.com/a4SEU7qEEv

— Matt Tardio (@angertab) March 23, 2026

Barksdale Air Force Base – It’s Worse Than You Think

Monday, 03/09/2026 – Friday, 03/13/2026

A swarm of 12-15 drones penetrated BAFB for 5 consecutive days (4 hours loitering). They halted flight operations, and in one occasion, forced a shelter-in-place order.

SIGNIFICANCE
BAFB is the launchpad for B-52’s that are and were flying combat operations over Iran. BAFB has jamming equipment that was unsuccessful in stopping the drone swarms.

The 4-hour loiter time, coupled with the drone swarms ability to resist jamming attempts, is beyond troubling.

Additionally, the drones were equipped with lights. Of note, no reports of drones flying over Shreveport were noted. This suggests the drones approached from the remote areas to the southeast of BAFB and turned their lights on once over BAFB.

ANALYSIS
It is unknown if the drones were fixed-wing or quadcopter.

Given the 5 days of repeated intrusions, there is a higher probability that these drones were launched from a remote area. Operators would need to alternate between multiple launch and landing points to avoid detection.

A fixed-wing style drone with a hybrid motor operating on liquid fuel and battery is a likely contender. This would place the wing span at about 4-5 meters, advanced cameras for guidance and terrain analysis, and a total 6-hour flight time. That would easily drive the cost of each drone above $60,000 USD each.

On the low end, the drones would cost $900,000 in total and could push upwards of $1.5 million. That is not just a couple of kids playing around, that is a sophisticated operation. State actors or well funded terror networks become likely culprits.

The drones would require about 50 meters of runway space, something that the remote areas of LA offer in abundance. They would also need a storage location, vehicles to move the drones, and plenty of operators.

This suggests an intact, well-funded, and well-trained hostile network near one of America’s most strategic Air Force Bases.

There is a reason the military and our government have been silent, except for confirmation of the reports.
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By NC ScoutPublished On: March 23, 2026Categories: Uncategorized1 Comment

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NC Scout is the nom de guerre of a former Infantry Scout and Sergeant in one of the Army’s best Reconnaissance Units. He has combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He teaches a series of courses focusing on small unit skills rarely if ever taught anywhere else in the prepping and survival field, including his RTO Course which focuses on small unit communications. In his free time he is an avid hunter, bushcrafter, writer, long range shooter, prepper, amateur radio operator and Libertarian activist. He can be contacted at [email protected] or via his blog at brushbeater.wordpress.com .