On Wednesday's broadcast of FOX News Channel's “Hannity,” Rep. August Pflueger (R-Texas) said that President Joe Biden and the Department of Defense will In response, he stated that the following guidance should be provided: If unknown drone activity flies over the facility, they are expected to shoot down the drone and instruct them that their only job is to protect the airspace and protect the facility.
Pflueger said:[T]His main question is why didn't they do anything about it? Multiple incidents have occurred over the past few years. I have already mentioned that Chinese reconnaissance balloons flew over the United States, but nothing was done. you know what? The sole job of the US Northern Command is to protect the sovereignty of US airspace. What President Biden should do tonight, what Secretary Austin should do tonight, is to tell every commander of every military installation, every sensitive government facility, if there's unknown drone activity flying over their skies. , to issue guidance that you are expected to not only shoot them down, but also shoot them down. But they – their only job is to protect that airspace and protect those facilities. ”
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