By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-16 08:52:02 | Updated at 2024-12-16 11:33:02
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Biden Administration (Mayorkas) reveals simple reason why there are so many drone sightings in New Jersey
Daily Mail ^ | 12/16/24 | Stephen M. Lepore
Posted on 12/16/2024 12:48:40 AM PST by Libloather
Alejandro Mayorkas has said a new Federal Aviation Administration rule may be behind the deluge of drone sightings across New Jersey and the East Coast.
The outgoing DHS secretary finally addressed the issue with the press on Sunday, confirming that they could not physically shoot down the drones but that technology to assist in detecting them is on its way.
He gave some clarification, however, as to why all of this seemed to be happening all of a sudden.
'In September of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, changed the rules so that drones could fly at night,' Mayorkas said.
'And that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before, especially from dawn to dusk.'
The FAA already imposes restrictions on nighttime operations. Most drones are not allowed to fly at night unless they are equipped with anti-collision lights that are visible for at least 3 miles
After receiving reports of drone activity last month near Morris County, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration issued temporary bans on drone flights over a golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, that is owned by President-elect Donald Trump, and over Picatinny Arsenal Military Base.
The FAA is responsible for the regulations governing their use, and Congress has written some requirements into law.
With a 2018 law, the Preventing Emerging Threats Act, Congress gave certain agencies in the Homeland Security and Justice departments authority to counter threats from unmanned aircraft to protect the safety of certain facilities.
New drones must be outfitted with equipment allowing law enforcement to identify the operator, and Congress gave the agencies the power to detect and take down unmanned aircraft that they consider dangerous.
The law spells out where the counter-drone measures can be used, including...
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Outdoors; UFO's
KEYWORDS: drones; mayorkas; nj; simple
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...including 'national special security events' such as presidential inaugurations and other large gatherings of people.
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1 posted on 12/16/2024 12:48:40 AM PST by Libloather
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