Nbcwashington iconNbcwashingtonSep 23, 2026 ~1 min source read

Trump says ballroom will house drone port. Secret Service has one next door

That model has been adopted by hundreds of police agencies across the U.S., often powered by AI software to help dodge obstacles or track targets. The installation is thus far markedly less imposing than the vision outlined by Trump, with its rows of futuristic attack drones, apparently modeled after those used in U.S.

Trump says ballroom will house drone port. Secret Service has one next door

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That model has been adopted by hundreds of police agencies across the U.S., often powered by AI software to help dodge obstacles or track targets.

The installation is thus far markedly less imposing than the vision outlined by Trump, with its rows of futuristic attack drones, apparently modeled after those used in U.S.

"To be honest, if a drone was so close to the White House that it needed interdiction, it's already gotten too far," said Matt Sloane, co-founder of SkyfireAI, which makes software for drones used by public...

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That model has been adopted by hundreds of police agencies across the U.S., often powered by AI software to help dodge obstacles or track targets. The installation is thus far markedly less imposing than the vision outlined by Trump, with its rows of futuristic attack drones, apparently modeled after those used in U.S. "To be honest, if a drone was so close to the White House that it needed interdiction, it's already gotten too far," said Matt Sloane, co-founder of SkyfireAI, which makes software for drones used by public safety agencies.

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President Donald Trump's AI-fueled vision for a drone port he intends to install atop the new White House ballroom includes missile-bearing unmanned aerial vehicles and gun-toting troops, ostensibly to protect the 18-acre complex and the nation's capital. A few hundred feet away, a drone port, run by the U.S. Secret Service and not the military, is already quietly operational.

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