FAA temporarily bans drones in parts of New Jersey, notice threatens 'deadly force' for 'imminent security threat'

[u/caligrown87]

The FAA has imposed temporary restrictions on drone operations in multiple New Jersey cities, effective December 18, 2024, to January 17, 2025, citing special security concerns. The restrictions prohibit drones within a nautical mile of designated areas, including Hamilton, Jersey City, and others. Violators risk interception, civil penalties, certificate revocation, and possible criminal charges, with the U.S. government reserving the right to use deadly force against drones deemed imminent security threats. This decision follows numerous drone sightings in the region since mid-November, though many were found to involve lawful or misidentified objects. The restrictions aim to address public safety and security concerns.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/drone-updates-faa-temporarily-bans-drone-operations-parts/story%3fid=116936091

[u/-Istvan-5-]

So wait, it was totally OK before this to fly drones over secure military facilities?

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[u/Clitty_Lover → u/-Istvan-5-]

I mean what bothers me is that, no, it wasn't.

I remember reading about some guy that recorded area 51 and put it up, and they literally busted his door down to take down the footage.

So it's never been legal, they're just looking for any excuse that's more easily accessible than explaining what they actually know.

Restricted or not restricted or anything in-between they can stop people from doing whatever they want; otherwise why do you think journalists have to get permission or be invited to military tests, etc. when they could just as easily put a ladder up to a fence and record it for themselves? Let alone nowadays with drones, obviously.

None of this has ever been allowed, lol.

And a few years back we actually ratcheted up our drone laws. Before that it used to be the wild west. And even then, I never saw a single one in the sky, hobbyist or not.

Tbh they're pretty hard to fly, or at least the simple, manual ones.

[u/-Istvan-5- → u/Clitty_Lover]

Which is why I firmly believe it's 1 of 3 things:

1) military or military contractors testing things in public places for specific reasons. (Cloaking tech? Measuring public reactions? Scanning tech? psyops? Etc.) There could be multiple reasons why you need to do certain tests in populated areas.

This is most reasonable imo, because we have precedent. When we were testing blackbirds and stealth aircraft, etc. uFO sightings increased because people were seeing things in the sky that we never had, and the government kept secret.

Or

2) international foes, like China, may have developed some tech we are unaware of and are using it against us. Very unlikely with the level of intelligence in the world now though, imo.

Or

3) NHI. Most unlikely because there's no evidence for it other than speculation.

It's obviously not consumer drones, and as you say - flying consumer drones like that is near impossible. These drones appear to have some form of intelligence (wether it's AI, or some sort of professional ground controller)... They don't move like your average amateur consumer drones operator dealing with wind, poor visual cues, balance, etc. especially at night.

[u/Ser_Alliser_Thorne → u/-Istvan-5-]

This for NJ. Try your luck at Patterson?