So It’s The Chinese Who Are Behind The Drones?

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Posted on 12/16/2024 1:54:02 PM PST by bitt

Drones continue to be a hot topic. Everyone wants to know why we can’t catch the people behind these sightings coast to coast. But, wait, is that true? Are we really not catching anyone in the act?

In July, a Chinese national graduate student was convicted for taking drone footage of Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. He was sentenced to six months in prison. Fengyun Shi was flying the unmanned aircraft outside the 65th Street and Huntington Avenue Entrance of HII Newport News Shipbuilding when he got it stuck in a tree. The SD card showed footage captured of U.S. Navy vessels or vessels intended for use by the Navy, according to court documents. His arrest came after unidentified drones had been seen over nearby Langley airbase for 17 days straight.

According to his plea agreement, Shi bought the drone on January 3rd in California and arrived in Norfolk the next day from San Francisco. He flew the drone over BAE Systems Shipyard on January 5th but did not take any photos. On January 6th, Shi’s drone got stuck in a tree near NNS and he asked someone who lived nearby to help him get it down. The resident asked Shi where he was from, and he replied that he was from China. The resident then called the police.

And then there’s this.

A Chinese man was recently arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base. Zhou was arrested Monday at San Francisco International Airport as he was attempting to board a flight to China. He is now in federal custody.

'This defendant allegedly flew a drone over a military base and took photos of the base's layout, which is against the law,' said United States Attorney Martin Estrada.

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