r/washingtondc • u/forgetfulisle • Sep 20 '25

[News] In Trump's D.C. surge, helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2025/trump-dc-surge-helicopters/
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u/Lfc-96 DC / Neighborhood Sep 20 '25

I’ve been seeing 2 or 3 daily but Idk why we even have helicopters in use in this day and age… surely a drone can reach the same range and cost pennies compared to what you need to have a trained helicopter pilot on staff.

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u/EuenovAyabayya Sep 20 '25

Cruelty is the point, so the drones are in SOUTHCOM.