Is there an upcoming budget approval vote that relates to drone detection in some way? That would be my guess.
It's approved. Doesn't mean it isn't a foreign actor.G Martin 87 said:
Good points from a drone operator, specifically the FAA requirement that any drone heavier than 250g must be equipped with remote ID. Includes a video snippet demonstrating how local LE and the FBI can coordinate within minutes of a drone sighting to establish who is operating a drone.
Adds up to "this is a federally approved operation", not rogue drones from hobbyists, Iranians, or Chinese spies.
You're missing the point. There are two possible states:OnlyForNow said:G Martin 87 said:
Good points from a drone operator, specifically the FAA requirement that any drone heavier than 250g must be equipped with remote ID. Includes a video snippet demonstrating how local LE and the FBI can coordinate within minutes of a drone sighting to establish who is operating a drone.
Only to be legal.
People can build these things in a day or so depending on how fancy they want to get, and they certainly don't have to include an ID broadcast system if they build it themselves, they are just in violation of some regulation, if they don't include it or turn the squawk off.
See above.Ellis Wyatt said:It's approved. Doesn't mean it isn't a foreign actor.G Martin 87 said:
Good points from a drone operator, specifically the FAA requirement that any drone heavier than 250g must be equipped with remote ID. Includes a video snippet demonstrating how local LE and the FBI can coordinate within minutes of a drone sighting to establish who is operating a drone.
Adds up to "this is a federally approved operation", not rogue drones from hobbyists, Iranians, or Chinese spies.
The Chinese balloon surveilled military bases across the country. With clear approval from the federal government.
What is hard to understand is given the duplicity of the Regressives, why does everyone always seek to blame even China or Russia for things more obviously the doing of the administration given their lack of candor?LMCane said:
the fact that yesterday Kirby said these are NOT USG drones...
well then who the @#$@#$ do they belong to??!
better believe these are likely some Chinese and Russians controlling some of this.
I think there is a lot of truth in that description. He is detached very much so from everything around him due to his dementia/Alzheimer's disease. If he didn't have handlers constantly telling where to go, what lines to say ect.at official event. he would just sit in the corner of room and soil himself. The other part is that he has been the first " Observer President " He has never been in charge from day one. The O'bamas and O'bama's staff have been running the White House the whole time. He is very much an observer in his presidency . A tragedy for our nation. That is what happens when you make a deal with the devil to get power, even if it is only the power of a puppet that is ruling the country.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
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Favorite part of this is how he's the commander in chief and manages to act like he's simply a detached observer like the rest of us.
Real nice. Godspeed to all our asses.
The real criminals for that state of affairs are the legacy MSM and the Pentagon (and presumably the Hill) for allowing this state of affairs to continue and unelected people to run America without even being named so you can know their bent.EX TEXASEX said:I think there is a lot of truth in that description. He is detached very much so from everything around him due to his dementia/Alzheimer's disease. If he didn't have handlers constantly telling where to go, what lines to say ect.at official event. he would just sit in the corner of room and soil himself. The other part is that he has been the first " Observer President " He has never been in charge from day one. The O'bamas and O'bama's staff have been running the White House the whole time. He is very much an observer in his presidency . A tragedy for our nation. That is what happens when you make a deal with the devil to get power, even if it is only the power of a puppet that is ruling the country.Stat Monitor Repairman said:
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Favorite part of this is how he's the commander in chief and manages to act like he's simply a detached observer like the rest of us.
Real nice. Godspeed to all our asses.
This is a very good question. Why does everything revert back to China or Russia with the Biden regime?titan said:What is hard to understand is given the duplicity of the Regressives, why does everyone always seek to blame even China or Russia for things more obviously the doing of the administration given their lack of candor?LMCane said:
the fact that yesterday Kirby said these are NOT USG drones...
well then who the @#$@#$ do they belong to??!
better believe these are likely some Chinese and Russians controlling some of this.
— Edward Mehr (@EdwardMehr) December 17, 2024
The bottom line is that our government approves of these drones, whether they're ours, a contractor's, or a foreign government's. They are allowing this to continue.Quote:
See above.
Biden = Chinatitan said:why does everyone always seek to blame even China or Russia for things more obviously the doing of the administration given their lack of candor?LMCane said:
the fact that yesterday Kirby said these are NOT USG drones...
well then who the @#$@#$ do they belong to??!
better believe these are likely some Chinese and Russians controlling some of this.
Okay, can spot that. I just find it surprising how quick the assumptions war-like acts are being committed by overseas powers when its the WH that won't come clean about practically anything.Ellis Wyatt said:Biden = Chinatitan said:why does everyone always seek to blame even China or Russia for things more obviously the doing of the administration given their lack of candor?LMCane said:
the fact that yesterday Kirby said these are NOT USG drones...
well then who the @#$@#$ do they belong to??!
better believe these are likely some Chinese and Russians controlling some of this.
He is 100% owned by them.
NDAs, at least for private defense contractors and their government liaisons.cecil77 said:
If this is all innocent, why has not one person said, "oh, that's my drone, I was just dickin' around"?
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"FBI Newark and New Jersey State Police want to warn the public about an increase in pilots of manned aircraft being hit in the eyes with lasers because people on the ground think they see an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)," the FBI's field office in Newark said in a statement posted to the social platform X.
"There is also a concern with people possibly firing weapons at what they believe to be a UAS but could be a manned aircraft," it added.
Well, it's legal to fly Part 107 at night.OKCAg2002 said:
Authorized by who???? Nothing nefarious, "apparently"?
Well...even though the law went into affect back in Sep 2023, there's still a lot of people that haven't complied. Probably because they don't know.G Martin 87 said:
Good points from a drone operator, specifically the FAA requirement that any drone heavier than 250g must be equipped with remote ID. Includes a video snippet demonstrating how local LE and the FBI can coordinate within minutes of a drone sighting to establish who is operating a drone.
Adds up to "this is a federally approved operation", not rogue drones from hobbyists, Iranians, or Chinese spies.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Airmen, or NOTAM, that bans uncrewed aircraft from within one nautical mile of specified infrastructure through mid-January. The government may use "deadly force" against the drones if they present an "imminent security threat," the NOTAM said.
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Meanwhile, in proof that absolutely no one is in charge of the country, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said to pay no attention to the FAA. All is well. Remain calm.
"We continue to assess there is no public safety threat relating to the reported drone sightings," the DHS spokesperson said in a statement Thursday. "In coordination with the FAA and our critical infrastructure partners who requested temporary flight restrictions over their facilities, out of an abundance of caution, the FAA has issued temporary flight restrictions over some critical infrastructure facilities in New Jersey."
"No public safety threat" but we're treating a drone as an "imminent threat" if it flies over restricted airspace? Why couldn't they have done this a month ago?
BREAKING — FAA Bans Drones in Parts of New Jersey Until January 17th Due to ‘Special Security Reasons’
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 19, 2024
“Several areas … have been deemed national defense airspace … The agency also warns that the U.S. Government may use ‘deadly force’ if any drones pose an imminent threat.” pic.twitter.com/9ukU4wX2Fh
MouthBQ98 said:
This isn't hard.
China does a HUGE amount of shipping to the USA. They load some on one of their cargo ships, with a couple of their Intel people posing as crew, then when it nears port, the drones are flown to agents in the USA onshore and control is handed off.
Or, they are shipped as parts or commercial drones and picked up or "bought" by local Chinese agents and run out of warehouses or private storage or off property purchased by a Chinese commercial front group.
Authorities here are coming out with a fusillade of BS because they suspect the above is true for many of the drones but they have little effective detection means and countermeasures and don't want to make that public.
Nobody is walking across the border with SUV sized drones.Detmersdislocatedshoulder said:MouthBQ98 said:
This isn't hard.
China does a HUGE amount of shipping to the USA. They load some on one of their cargo ships, with a couple of their Intel people posing as crew, then when it nears port, the drones are flown to agents in the USA onshore and control is handed off.
Or, they are shipped as parts or commercial drones and picked up or "bought" by local Chinese agents and run out of warehouses or private storage or off property purchased by a Chinese commercial front group.
Authorities here are coming out with a fusillade of BS because they suspect the above is true for many of the drones but they have little effective detection means and countermeasures and don't want to make that public.
or they just walk across the border with them.
Oh, wow. That's the Spyderman bat signal. You don't want to go there.aggiehawg said:
Please excuse my ignorance and this seems to be a weird podcast in which this would be discussed but has anyone ever heard of this guy before? Crackpot? Debunked? Mental asylum escapee? A grain of truth amid hyperbole? ETA: Dr. Steven Greer.
That's because the FAA restricts all flights to below 400 ft for Part 107 and recreational pilots.G Martin 87 said:
Interesting that the flight restrictions only apply to drones flying below 400 ft, and that there are exclusions for drones involved in emergency situations or operations with a statement of work. That last phrase sounds like a massive loophole to me. What does this actually accomplish? It sounds like all I'd have to do to avoid being subject to the restrictions is fly a drone at 401 ft. Surely that's not right.
There's TONS there because DFW is currently the hub of activity for UAM and AAM testing and operations.BMX Bandit said:
New Jersey drones are old news
North Texas drones are where it's at now
So it appears to be a ban specifically targeted at hobbyist drones, which excludes the SUV sized drones that everyone is so freaked out about. That won't fix anything. Looks like the FAA doesn't want to be a real ******* here.Ag with kids said:That's because the FAA restricts all flights to below 400 ft for Part 107 and recreational pilots.G Martin 87 said:
Interesting that the flight restrictions only apply to drones flying below 400 ft, and that there are exclusions for drones involved in emergency situations or operations with a statement of work. That last phrase sounds like a massive loophole to me. What does this actually accomplish? It sounds like all I'd have to do to avoid being subject to the restrictions is fly a drone at 401 ft. Surely that's not right.
You'd have to get a waiver or a COA to fly higher.
BTW, if you fly it at 401 ft, you've technically broken the law. The 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act that just passed raised the fine for violations up to $75k per incident. The FAA can be a real ******* if they want.
Well when the government is doing exactly jack squat about it, hard to believe they aren't involved and know exactly what they are.2012Ag said:
Gotta say a week ago this drone/orb thing captivated me, I couldn't stop reading reddit theories and videos. It now feels like a chore to follow. /twitter