Drones are buzzing around US military bases, even forcing one to close its airspace. They reflect a growing problem. (Wright-Patterson was closed briefly)

msn.com/Business Insider ^ | Jake Epstein

[RoosterRedux]

A US military base in Ohio briefly closed its airspace heading into the weekend after small drones were spotted in the area, officials confirmed to Business Insider on Monday.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the latest military installation to report drone activity in its vicinity, though, unlike some of the others, it actually interfered with operations.
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Drones, especially small quadcopters, can be easily purchased for a few hundred dollars, and as the war in Ukraine has shown, they are surprisingly versatile. In the hands of an extremist, spy or even a careless enthusiast, these systems pose a threat the Defense Department is scrambling to counter as it increasingly factors them into day-to-day operations, from battle to base security.

Within the past few weeks, there have been multiple confirmed drone sightings near two military installations in New Jersey, as well as reports of drones near US Coast Guard operations and critical infrastructure. The Department of Defense hasn't expressed great concern, saying it doesn't have evidence the drones are a threat, but it has expressed frustration over this activity. One official called the activity "irresponsible."
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Wright-Patterson hosts the Air Force Research Laboratory, the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, and the 445th Airlift Wing, as well as other units. The base and its two lengthy runways make it a key installation for the US military.

The Air Force spokesperson said that, in general, depending on the facility, there could be many military aircraft taking off and landing. Some of the sites also host sensitive assets, making it a risk for operators to fly small drones in the vicinity. Drones don't have to be malign to be a problem.

[yldstrk]

Thanks for that information. I still don’t see why I can’t take a picture at the JAG school on the University of Virginia campus with an old iphone. It is not a military base, it is a law school, for pity’s sake.

Anyway, surely our brilliant aerospace industry can determine a way to flummox drones........my son is an aerospace engineer and I know there must be a way.

[yldstrk]

Trump said he is not going to NJ until this situation is figured out.

[RoosterRedux]

The drones are US Government Property and their use is being covered up.

If that's true, why wouldn't the agency operating these drones pick up the phone and coordinate with the Wright-Pat base commander?

Shutting down an AF base is a big deal. Risking the destruction of aircraft and the death of pilots is an even bigger deal.

[unread]

Nuclear sniffers... (?)
Someone here on FR said that some of the “dreamers” may have smuggled in some small nuclear weapons. But that’s just not even possible...the border is completely secure. Ask Alejandro Mayorkas, he’ll tell you.... (spit)

[BikerJoe]

The drones are a fantastically large and successful joke

For the most part, I agree, but there's the cases of drones "coming in from the ocean". Unless they went out to the ocean unobserved and then came inland, it's kinda hard to explain.

[Eli Kopter]

https://revolver.news/2024/12/ready-to-be-blown-away-secret-sauce-to-identifying-60-years-of-us-psyops/

[bert]

You just did

[Eli Kopter]

We don’t see them happening in any other country.

[RoosterRedux]

We do though. Germany (Ramstein) just the other day and the UK regularly.

[PIF]

You do know what Groom Lake is? Its far more secretive than WP.

[thegagline]

The chicoms know that President Trump will take them out of the sky immediately after the Inauguration.

It will be a glorious “fireworks” display. January 20 can’t come soon enough.

[RoosterRedux]

Wouldn't I have to be living under a rock to not know about Groom Lake (and S-4)?;-)

Presumably, there are exotic craft and more stored at Hanger 18 at WPAFB.

[iontheball]

Ha, ha, ha, I just heard on Newsmax that the FAA has ‘closed down’ certain areas in NJ airspace for all ‘drone’ traffic. Now, let’s see if our gubberment has any real authority or ability to control air traffic. When the ‘drones’ keep flying in these areas - - then what?

[antidemoncrat]

I wonder if they will all disappear the day Joe Birdbrain leaves the White House and President Trump moves in ... back to China or Iran ... or both

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Whether they’re being operated by American hobbyists or by the Chinese military probing US airspace, it’s clear our military is incapable of stopping these drones.

[iontheball]

We don’t see them happening in any other country.
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Not correct.

[philman_36]

A cynical person might say that Democrats wanted everyone distracted with drones while a poison pill CR bill was pushed through Congress.

When the drones disappear as quickly as they arrived...
well...the bird will have flown.

/cynic

[Eli Kopter]

Not seeing them reported in the media like they are locally, which makes you think it might by psyops.

[iontheball]

Not seeing them reported in the media like they are locally, which makes you think it might by psyops.
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For what purpose? - to scare the hell out of everyone for the hell of it? Just because they can?

[markman46]

what happened to all the Chinese illegals that crossed to border, is it them with the drones???