In the US federal government has promised to deploy additional «resources, personnel and technology» to learn more about unidentified drones flying over the state of New Jersey.
This was announced by US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
He noted that some of the aircraft seen by residents were indeed drones. Others, however, were manned aircraft that people mistook for drones.
However, Mayorkas acknowledged that there is a problem with unidentified drones and called on Congress to expand local and state powers to help address the problem.
The official is considering legislation that would strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of drones and give states more authority to investigate cases. observation.
«We want state and local governments to also have the ability to counter [drone] activity, which is growing, under federal oversight», — the US Secretary of Homeland Security explained.
What preceded?
The other day in New Jersey near «sensitive» places — military installations and critical infrastructure — recorded flights of unknown drones.
The authorities stated that there was no threat to people, but the Pentagon and the Federal Bureau of Investigation could not answer who was behind it.
In New York, on December 13, the runways of Stewart International Airport had to be closed for an hour after the US Federal Aviation Administration reported the detection of drones in the area.
Some social media users suggested that these unknown The objects are drones launched from an Iranian ship. Others believed that the work of the US Secret Service, which monitors the security of President-elect Donald Trump's Bedminster estate, was behind the shooting down of such unidentified objects on his Truth Social page.