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DHS Readies Experiment Running ‘Reconnaissance’ Drones Along the US-Canada Border
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The US Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Defense Research and Development Canada, is looking to send autonomous drones and vehicles along the US-Canada border this fall, testing which products can stream surveillance video and sensor data between the two countries using commercial 5G networks.
Key facts
- Unusual Machines, an Orlando, Florida, drone-components maker where Trump Jr
- DHS announced the drone trials through government procurement channels by the department’s research and development branch, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with Defense
- The directorate sits at the technical center of the US federal government's domestic counter-drone program following restructuring under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in 2025
- Powerus welcomes any effort by DHS to strengthen border security through advanced autonomous systems,” Powerus cofounder Brett Velicovich tells WIRED
Summary
A new DHS call for participants frames the experiment, known as ACE-CASPER, as a multiday exercise “simulating a national emergency response scenario,” with drones and ground vehicles relaying live feeds to a bi-national command-and-control center as they cross the border. DHS and DRDC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Scheduled for November, the tests would be the first joint US-Canada cross-border technology experiment along their shared border in nearly a decade.