Summary
Officials at Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck, New Jersey, confirmed multiple instances of unidentified drones entering the airspace above the base, though no direct threats have been identified.
Residents across northern New Jersey have reported sightings of large drones near critical infrastructure, including military sites, since mid-November.
Sen. Andy Kim, along with other lawmakers, has called for a federal investigation, urging the FBI and DHS to address public safety concerns and provide transparency.
The White House stated most drones appear lawful, but investigations are ongoing.
Ayy, any drone goes over my house, I get my gun out and – Badabing, badaboom! – no more drone!
And then you miss, which is very likely, and the falling bullet kills a person.
Or you hit and the falling drone kills a person. Because it’s not like they would fall straight downward.
That’s why you use bird shot.
I’ll be sure to fly my drone at 150ft or higher.
If you hit one of these flying over your house, you’re going to have a large hole in your house.
Use an EMP gun (electromagnetic pulse).
Yeah, those exist!
I used the wrong term here, I was thinking HPM. There is such a beast (high-power microwave weaponry, Google “Leonidas”), but they require massive amounts of energy and are very new tech (even to military). I’m sure if one had the proper degree of engineering and resources, they might be able to build one, but it would also be highly illegal.
A more realistic solution might be signal jammers/spoofers, but again, illegal in the US.
Just a while ago some weirdo in Germany got a Flak 88 confiscated from him. I’m sure there are more of them out there, and the airburst smokeclouds would look kinda rad