Military contractor aircraft surveil Arizona’s southern border for undisclosed mission

By: Jerod MacDonald-Evoy

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 1,845

Last Updated: 5 days, 12 hours ago

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Military contractor aircraft equipped with high-end surveillance gear has been flying along the United States southern border above Arizona, New Mexico and Texas for months. The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security won’t elaborate on what the aircraft are doing.

“The Department of War contracts with a number of companies, including Metrea, to provide capabilities in support of military operations across the globe. For operations security reasons, we do not discuss specific …

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