All it takes is one drone hobbyist to get himself or herself on the news because they flew their drone and then everyone else will follow. In this case maybe a drone club. That’s why so many at a time.
It’s a shock to the system because people assume nothing gets by the all and mighty and powerful US without it being able to counter. That’s why the denial.
Robots from China has everyone scared right now but nothing a bat couldn’t handle. People think it’s like in the movies that robots are indestructible. No, one hit in the right place will probably disable it quickly.
Remember knights in shining armor? If you look at it clearly, it was so much a backward move of the time. It restrained mobility. But it gave a sense of being impervious to the weapons of the time and place. Everyone wanted the shiny new toy despite the negatives. Enter the crossbow. A crossbow could easily pierce plate armor. Why do you think the Vatican banned it? It was a game changing weapon that could easily shift the balance of power out of their control.
Some people value playing victim that they want action so much that they forget they’re making it out that the enemy they want it to be that normally they see as less is more advanced than they are.