A series of US agencies affirmed that recent UAV detections in New Jersey and other areas do not pose a threat to security or safety, according to AFP.
“We have not detected any abnormalities and do not assess that this activity poses a risk to national security or public safety over civil airspace in New Jersey and other northeastern states,” the Department said. US Homeland Security, Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a joint statement on December 17.
A UAV flew in the town of Montclair, New Jersey on December 12
The FBI received 5,000 tips in the past few weeks, leading to about 100 leads. The agencies said they had carefully examined the technical data and information provided by the people, thereby commenting that the suspicious UAVs discovered so far are either legal commercial UAVs or spontaneous UAVs of players. of law enforcement. In some cases, airplanes, helicopters and stars are mistakenly seen as UAVs.
Many cases of mysterious flying object detections recently recorded in the states of New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia… have caused confusion among people. Some appear near military bases.
Mr. Trump called for shooting down mysterious UAVs in the US
Senior US officials have rejected suggestions that it was a foreign reconnaissance UAV. President Joe Biden affirmed that there is nothing nefarious related to the above cases. “There are many legal UAVs. We are closely monitoring this. So far, there is nothing dangerous,” Mr. Biden affirmed.
Previously, President-elect Donald Trump said that the government knew what was happening and hinted at a cover-up of information, but the Biden administration rejected this suggestion.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have deployed infrared cameras and UAV detection technology to ensure UAVs flying over areas do not cause harm. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and New York Governor Kathy Hochul have asked the Department of Homeland Security to deploy the Robin radar system to assist investigators.
According to ABC News, this is a modern radar system, which has been deployed on the Ukrainian battlefield. Mr. Kris Brost, General Director of Robin Radar USA, said the Robin system can detect and classify UAVs with manned aircraft, tracking flight paths in real time. The radar has a range of nearly 5 km and can detect flying objects at an altitude of 2-3 km.
