In a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the weekend, New York Senator Chuck Schumer called for answers regarding the mysterious drones that have been spotted in the skies over New York and New Jersey areas.
Schumer wants “special drone-detection” to get to the bottom of it.
“I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings,” Schumer said on X. “I’m calling for [Mayorkas] to deploy special drone-detection tech across” New York and New Jersey.
I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings.
I’m calling for @SecMayorkas to deploy special drone-detection tech across NY and NJ.
And I’m working to pass a bill in the Senate to give local law enforcement more tools for drone detection.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 15, 2024
In a letter to Mayorkas, Schumer suggested “drone-specific radar like the ROBIN” given how there have been sightings near “vulnerable sites such as airports and critical infrastructure.”
Schumer letter to DHS Sec.
Mayorkas on drones: “Given that drone sightings have been
reported across hundreds of
miles, and in the vicinity of
vulnerable sites such as airports
and critical infrastructure, I urge
you to deploy additional systems
like this (ROBIN) across NY & NJ.” pic.twitter.com/K86VDbn31V— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) December 15, 2024
Schumer also made his plea during a recent televised appearance.
Watch the clip below:
"We need that technology here in New York ASAP."
New York Senator Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer calls for increased drone tracking technology amidst mystery drone wave. pic.twitter.com/M5Cb5lHsNE
— Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) December 15, 2024
Mayorkas appeared on This Week over the weekend in an attempt to do damage control over the very obvious national security threat.
“We, in the federal government, have deployed additional resources, personnel, technology, to assist the New Jersey State Police in addressing the drone sightings,” Mayorkas said.
Watch the clip below:
Every time I see Alejandro Mayorkas I feel like I’m living in the movie Space Balls pic.twitter.com/14thIU6vDk
— Sarah Sansoni (@sarahsansoni) December 15, 2024
DHS also sent New Jersey State Police a “drone-specific radar that also cues a highly capable EO/IR, or electro-optical infrared camera system,” an official told reporters in a call.
“If the radar detects a drone, the camera will be able to identify and track it,” the official said, adding, “This is extremely helpful for drones without a standard radio frequency signal.”
This story is developing…
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