Bill Cassidy
Republican U.S. Senator from Louisiana.
On March 27, 2026, Cassidy received an unclassified briefing on the barksdale-afb drone incursions of March 9–15. He subsequently disclosed that the briefing identified five unauthorized drone flights during the window — one confirmed hobbyist and four of unclear origin — with two drones physically recovered, though officials were uncertain whether the recovered hardware was connected to the incursions (src-barksdale-drones-recap-2026-04).
Cassidy’s “five flights” figure sits in unresolved tension with prior ABC News reporting of “12-15 drones per wave,” and he passed along an unconfirmed report that the drones “took evasive action.”