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OKIsItJustMe

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5. First question: Who are you going to piss off by doing it?

Reply to royable (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 03:55 PM

Dec 11

Someone has invested a fair amount of money in those larger drones. (The US taxpayer perhaps? A foreign adversary?)

Their behavior suggests mapping/reconnoissance; someone apparently wants more detail than commercial providers can/will give them.

The suggestion that it’s some sort of military testing now seems unlikely to me. They’re apparently covering a large area.

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Homeland security officials meet with lawmakers about mysterious drone flights in New Jersey [View all] OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 OP

"Don't threaten public safety"? intrepidity Dec 11 #1

Stop asking smart questions! You're making officials nervous. BamaRefugee Dec 11 #2

The Garden State has resources to deal with these mystery drones. C0RI0LANUS Dec 11 #3

Isn't there a way to shoot a weighted net at a drone to bring it down somewhat intact? n/t royable Dec 11 #4

First question: Who are you going to piss off by doing it? OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #5

Six ways to disable a drone chowder66 Dec 11 #7

Still going with "mysterious" EarthFirst Dec 11 #6

I seem to recall reading about US military personnel manning air defense weapons in the NCR after 9/11. C0RI0LANUS Dec 11 #8

Mucf of the "Garden State" is fairly densely populated OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #9

The military is restricted in what it can do against drones COL Mustard Dec 11 #10

"... no Federal law against flying drones over military installations ..." OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #12

There's no real penalty COL Mustard Dec 11 #13

What interests me is... OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #14

Yes, I wouldn't want aviation debris hitting my head either like in Somerset County, PA on 9/11. C0RI0LANUS Dec 11 #11

New York State Troopers were once known as the "Gray Riders" OKIsItJustMe Dec 11 #15

Thanks for the info, OKIsITJustMe. Call this vignette below "The Color Purple." C0RI0LANUS Dec 12 #16

The purple tie dates back to the creation of the New York State Police OKIsItJustMe Dec 12 #17

So the Major was thinking tactically about the gray and the royal purple as a piping for the NYSP. C0RI0LANUS Dec 12 #18