Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
Watching the Watchers: Drones in Latin America
An academic OSINT survey maps reported drone and surveillance activity by states and transnational organized crime in South America.
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- It distinguishes a 926 km out-and-back MQ-9 radius from its 1,852 km maximum range, and labels candidate airfields unconfirmed.
Field notes
The page organizes material into nine sections, including asset range maps, an Ecuador case study, cooperation agreements, Amazon crime context, and open tracking. It explains that MQ-9 circles show both a 926 km out-and-back radius and a 1,852 km maximum range, while emphasizing these are theoretical maxima rather than published patrol areas. Candidate airfields are explicitly not confirmed MQ-9 locations; three sections are marked under construction.
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