Drones "Spying" on New Jersey.

Chip · Apr 17, 2025

Just a month ago there was a major problem at WA DC airport. Pilots were getting false collision warnings.

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FAA later confirmed the false collision alerts at DCA were caused by Secret Service and Navy drone detection testing it authorized just one month after a deadly air crash.

Bad Santa · Apr 17, 2025

There's enough politics all over. I don't think we need it here.

Chip · Apr 17, 2025

Bad Santa said:
There's enough politics all over. I don't think we need it here.

Me neither. That is why I did not bring up the one elephant in the room. If the FAA bought Robin Radar equipment to test on Cape May from a company headquartered in the Netherlands, who paid the tariffs and how much were they? But, no one has brought it up yet so maybe the coast is clear.

Chip · Apr 22, 2025

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mavic3usa · May 6, 2025

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mavic3usa · Wednesday at 10:11 PM

I believe this was today, see what Trump said about the drones over NJ:

Chip · Saturday at 12:29 AM

Bizarre statement. Why the secrecy and doublespeak. "Its not up to..."

What, its not up to you to tell? Is that what he was going to say? Who else on earth would it be up to up?

Why not just say (if its the truth):

like we said back in January, the FBI and DHS investigated all 5,000 reports submitted by the public and confirmed that 95% were cases of mistaken identity. They looked at charts, big beautiful charts, that showed people, and these were good people on both sides, who simply mistook regular airplanes miles away for drones close up. But everything was legally authorized by the FAA including some secret research that really is nothing at all and frankly none of your business anyway.

Chip · Saturday at 12:32 AM

@fatback68 what is new in NC?

Bad Santa · Saturday at 1:07 AM

Chip said:
Bizarre statement. Why the secrecy and doublespeak. "Its not up to..."

What, its not up to you to tell? Is that what he was going to say? Who else on earth would it be up to up?

Why not just say (if its the truth):

like we said back in January, the FBI and DHS investigated all 5,000 reports submitted by the public and confirmed that 95% were cases of mistaken identity. They looked at charts, big beautiful charts, that showed people, and these were good people on both sides, who simply mistook regular airplanes miles away for drones close up. But everything was legally authorized by the FAA including some secret research that really is nothing at all and frankly none of your business anyway.

INDEED!

hank970 · Saturday at 11:20 AM

Tulsi Gabbard says that she'd personally like to know...

Wouldn't you think, in her capacity as Director of National Intelligence, that she'd like to know officially?

Chip · Saturday at 1:08 PM

hank970 said:
Tulsi Gabbard says that she'd personally like to know...

Wouldn't you think, in her capacity as Director of National Intelligence, that she'd like to know officially?

My take is the Director of National Intelligence knows the "official" government line but does not believe it nor should she because it makes no sense.

Chip · Saturday at 4:36 PM

I wanted to ask you about drones you know we had the issue in New Jersey before the election where there are all these people thought UFO's or an attack of the killer drones and I believe you're doing something about

Yeah

what are you doing?

I well I know I can't tell you what who it was and what it was but yeah I can't really tell you I'd love to tell you actually but it's not up it's not a big deal but

Its not something frightening

no but I I just you know so obviously it's something that I know about and it's not a problem at all

it was legal?

ohh yeah it was legal

Chip · Sunday at 2:09 PM

AI Overview

The recent drone activity over New Jersey, which sparked significant public and official concern, is reportedly linked to a DARPA research project focused on advanced drone technologies. This project, known as REMA (Rapid Experimentation of Mission Autonomy), aims to develop autonomous drone capabilities, including those beyond visual line of sight. While the drones were initially met with mystery and speculation, including claims of foreign interference, investigations have revealed that they are likely part of this authorized testing program.

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

DARPA's REMA program:
This program focuses on developing autonomous drone capabilities and has been conducting tests in the New Jersey area.
Testing and research:
The drones are involved in testing various aspects of drone technology, including autonomous navigation, data collection, and potential countermeasures to interference.
Public concern and misinformation:
The initial lack of transparency led to public concern and speculation, including claims of foreign involvement or malicious activity.
Government response and clarification:
The White House and other officials have stated that the drones are part of authorized research and testing activities, and do not pose a threat.
Importance of transparency:
The situation highlights the need for transparency and communication from government agencies when conducting sensitive research programs, especially when they involve public airspace.
Ongoing investigations:
While the initial mystery has been largely addressed, investigations into the drones and their specific capabilities are ongoing.

Chip · Sunday at 2:13 PM

“REMA is the demonstrator for rapid ideation and tech development,” Dr. Lael Rudd, REMA program manager, said. “The five performers under contract are working as a conglomerate without firewalls to create common solutions to achieve the program goals.” Contracts for the drone-autonomy adapter interface technical area were awarded to Anduril and RTX, while contracts for the mission-specific autonomy software technical area went to Leidos, Northrop Grumman and SoarTech.

DARPA emphasized that small aerial vehicles like those used here are likely to play increasingly important military roles on the battlefield. One could see some semblance of this in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, where both sides have made use of drone technology. REMA, however, hopes to up the defensive capabilities of drones by rendering electromagnetic countermeasures against them ineffective.

Traditionally, interrupting the link between operator and drone – as through electromagnetic strikes – was a good way to either cause mission aborts or crashes. An autonomy adapter would help solve some of that problem.

Chip · Sunday at 2:17 PM

Chip said:
My take is the Director of National Intelligence knows the "official" government line but does not believe it nor should she because it makes no sense.

DARPA is one explanation that makes perfect sense.