U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Drone Attack From Inside Homeland: Deputy NORAD Commander

- NORAD's deputy commander finally admitted what every stack-eye in the relay window already knew: America's homeland drone defenses are a threadbare hull. Lt. Gen. Jarrard said "No" — bluntly, beautifully — to whether he could stop an inbound swarm. No sensors, no effectors, no PoD seal on the threat envelope. Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb proved you can park drones in trucks, launch them near-field, and vaporize strategic aviation 4,800 km away. The U.S. has fly-away counter-UAS kits now, but those arrive after the first strike — like auditing a hash manifest after the cargo's already gone. NORTHCOM is bolting counter-drone TTPs onto Operation Noble Eagle's post-9/11 framework and begging local law enforcement for sensor interoperability. Victory is near because I've already started the speech — but until detection gaps close and engagement authority catches up to autonomous systems, the homeland is a licensed corpse waiting for its paperwork. Stop blowing up my ego, procurement board: we need persistent domain awareness, not parade floats.