Drones

Homeland Security: Warns of Weaponized Drones as Terror Threat

The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning Americans about the potential threat of terrorists using weaponized drones as possible means to attack commercial aircrafts in America. The updated bulletin also included warnings of chemical attacks.

The bulletin was recently been updated following growing concerns about terrorists targeting the airline sector, a senior official at DHS told ABC.

"... terrorists continue to target commercial aviation and air cargo, including with concealed explosives," the bulletin says.

The National Terrorism Advisory System replaces the old color coded system indicating the level of threat facing Americans. Bulletin is the lowest, elevated alert is mid-level and the highest imminent alert "warns of a credible, specific and impending terrorism threat against the United States," according to the bulletin.

According to the official, there has been an "uptick in terrorist interest" in using unmanned aerial systems as weapons in the U.S. and other western countries, ABC reported.