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Drone shows crowd the RF spectrum, and Cordell Bennigson says detection is the gap security cannot afford

7/26/2026

The radio frequency spectrum around major public events is increasingly saturated, and that saturation is a security liability.

Operations at R2 Wireless and a retired Marine Corps officer, told Fox News Digital that the proliferation of drone shows at concerts, sporting events, and Fourth of July celebrations signals how accessible drone technology has become, making unauthorized drones harder to detect.

"Detection is the first line of defense," he said. The RF clutter problem Drone shows generate concentrated wireless traffic. Spectators filming on phones add to it.

Together they create electromagnetic noise dense enough that a bad actor's drone can blend into what reads as ordinary electronic activity to security systems.