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Drone swarms take a US airbase out of wartime operation

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Claim

Barksdale Air Force Base was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9, disrupting B-52H launches supporting operations against Iran, the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of wartime operation, with drones flying four-hour waves of twelve to fifteen units with lights deliberately on while electronic countermeasures failed.

Reported metric: 12-15 per wave

Reporting date: 2026-03-28 (not necessarily the event date)

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US War Department

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Drone swarms take a US airbase out of wartime operation
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-03-28
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-28-drone-swarms-ground-b52s
Claim: Barksdale Air Force Base was attacked by drone swarms during the week of March 9, disrupting B-52H launches supporting operations against Iran, the first time a US airbase was temporarily put out of wartime operation, with drones flying four-hour waves of twelve to fifteen units with lights deliberately on while electronic countermeasures failed.
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- Welcome to March 28, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-28-2026
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