smallwarsjournal.com/2026/11/01/new-and-emerging-threats-from-mexican-cartels-across-the-air-cyber-and-territorial-domains New and Emerging Threats from Mexican Cartels Across the Air, Cyber and Territorial Domains
Mexican cartels are acquiring fiber-optic-guided drones and other military-style capabilities faster than Mexican and U.S. institutions can adapt, according to this analysis. It cites October 2026 Sinaloa seizures and warns that autonomy, cyber operations and improvised minefields are expanding the threat.
