Fox Flight Team joins NJ drone unit in search for UAPs
‘Fox & Friends First’ host Carley Shimkus discusses the Fox Flight Team becoming a member of the seek for UAPs within the Northeast and a categorized briefing for lawmakers stating nothing ‘nefarious’ is occurring in New Jersey skies.
A New Jersey air base mentioned it has skilled a number of drone incursions this yr by contraband smugglers making an attempt to sneak varied gadgets right into a federal jail on the army set up.
A spokesperson for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, which homes FCI Fort Dix jail, advised Fox News Digital measures have been in place to “detect, reply to and deny unauthorized drone use over our amenities, which have standing flight restrictions that prohibit unauthorized UAS operations.”
The Wrightstown Gate at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey. The base has skilled a number of drone incursions associated to the smuggling of contraband at a federal jail on the set up. (Department of Veterans Affairs)
“This yr, there have been a number of drone detections, all involving makes an attempt to smuggle contraband into the federal correctional establishment hosted on our base, with the newest interception occurring on September 15, 2024,” the spokesperson added. “We take every case severely and aggressively coordinate with native legislation enforcement to make sure the protection and safety of our set up.”
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In the previous, drones have been used to smuggle contraband into the jail, together with cellphones, cellphone equipment, medication and tobacco, weight reduction dietary supplements and different gadgets, The War Zone reported.
Thr jail is positioned on the sprawling base, which spans 42,000 acres and is dwelling to the 87th Air Base Wing.
Photos taken within the Bay Shore part of Toms River of what seem like massive drones hovering within the space at excessive altitudes in New Jersey Dec. 8, 2024. (Doug Hood/Asbury Park Press)
New Jersey has skilled quite a few drone sightings in latest weeks which have baffled residents and officers.
The Biden administration has mentioned the drones do not pose a public security risk and do not seem like an indication of overseas interference.
On Tuesday, the Pentagon mentioned the drones are seemingly unmanned plane being utilized by hobbyists for leisure functions.
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“Is it potential that a few of these drones could possibly be as much as malign exercise? It’s completely potential,” mentioned Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder. “In the case of drones flying close to or over U.S. army installations, that in and of itself, simply given the amount of drone flights we see on a given day, isn’t one thing that’s new. We take all of these severely.”
