: An unidentified aircraft—a swarm of rogue, autonomous drones—crashes into a Navy plane, prompting the NCIS team to investigate what appears to be advanced UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon) activity.
The 12th episode of Season 13 of NCIS: Los Angeles is titled . It originally aired on March 20, 2022 . Plot Summary Ncis Los Angeles s13e12
The episode centers on a high-stakes investigation into a potential threat in U.S. airspace: : An unidentified aircraft—a swarm of rogue, autonomous
: Admiral Kilbride eventually orders the team to stand down after it is revealed that the investigation was a test by a secret DOD agency to push AI evolution faster. The military later covers up the incident as a training mission involving weather balloons. Plot Summary The episode centers on a high-stakes
: Fatima Namazi identifies the swarm as a sophisticated AI gathering intelligence on military targets. She and the team discover that the drones are not controlled by a remote signal but are operating through rogue artificial intelligence.