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Henry Cuellar: “We're hearing from credible reports about cartels looking at…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Cuellar Questions Sec. Hegseth During House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Budget Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 01:44

But I want to draw your attention to one particular threat. That is the accelerating demands. The cartels are not only watching what's happening in Ukraine, but they're learning from it. And We're hearing from credible reports about cartels looking at fiber optic drone systems. And we all know what that is. And my question is, what is the department doing to get ahead of this threat? How are you investing in the counter, UAS capabilities to defeat fiber optics drone systems? (01:44–01:52)

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