Washington: Following incidents of drone sightings in New Jersey and the East Coast, the Pentagon clarified that they pose no threat to national security or public safety. In the press briefing, Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said that these drones are not the property of the US Defense Department.
“Drones up and down New Jersey, they are not the property of the DOD,” he said.
It is noteworthy that in recent weeks there have been incidents of drone sightings in New Jersey and other parts of the East Coast. This has created concern among many people about any security threat.
The Pentagon press secretary said the drones cited were “commercial drones,” or those being used “recreationally or as a hobby.” He said there are around 8500 drones flying in the country and although there is a possibility of them being involved in 'malignant activity', it is not so.
“There are over one million drones registered in the United States. And on any given day, about 8,500 drones fly. And so most of these drones will probably be used recreationally or as a hobby. They will be commercial drones, used in things like architecture, engineering, farming, or they could be used for law enforcement. Is it possible that some of those drones could be used for malicious activity? This is entirely possible, but not in most cases.
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“In terms of drones flying near or over US military installations, given the volume of drone flights on any given day, this is nothing new,” he said.
Saying that no drones have been identified as a risk to national security or public safety, Ryder confirmed that appropriate action will be taken if drones pose a threat.
“If it appears that any of these drones pose a threat to US military installations, we will continue to take appropriate action,” he said. But in the meantime, I think it's very clear that we have not identified any of these drone sightings as unusual or that this would pose a threat to national security or public safety in civil airspace over New Jersey or other states in the Northeast. is in danger.”
Ryder also said that as long as commercial drones do not enter restricted airspace, there is no harm.
It is not illegal to fly a drone as long as you are flying it properly and not in restricted airspace. “These reported sightings can be evaluated in the context of a combination of legitimate commercial drones, hobbyist drones, law enforcement drones, as well as manned fixed-wing aircraft.”
(with agency input)
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