The mystery surrounding the sudden spike in drone activity in New Jersey deepened Tuesday when the FAA announced: Expanding list of New Jersey regions Drone flights will be banned there, and nine more towns will be added to the restricted zone.
The mystery surrounding the drone began in November. At that time, widespread reports of intense and unexplained drone activity began to circulate online, and numerous viral videos were posted showing drones hovering over people's homes with no apparent justification.
This report led to an FBI investigation, which claimed that drones were “not a threat to public safety,” and further stated that the majority of reports investigated were actually planes, stars, or “authorized drones.” he claimed.
Nevertheless, the FAA has begun issuing a series of restrictions on drone flights in various parts of New Jersey, for reasons that can best be described as vague and evasive. total 57 Such restrictions It has been published since the controversy began. Chief among these restrictions is that the FAA Announced in mid-December Twenty-four towns in New Jersey have announced a one-month ban on drone flights. The reason for these restrictions is stated to be requested by “federal security partners” to protect “New Jersey's critical infrastructure,” but no further details were provided. .
When it comes to new restrictions, the answer is even less clear. when NJ.com When trying to find out the reason for the restriction, they described their efforts to get an answer as follows:
It is unclear why new restrictions were deemed necessary. The FAA referred questions to the federal Department of Homeland Security, which referred them back to the FAA. An FBI spokesperson referred questions about the restrictions to the FAA.
The new restrictions include the towns of Atlantic Highlands, Belford, Fort Hancock in Middletown, Highlands, Linden, Paulsboro, Port Reading in Woodbridge, South Kearney and Westville.
The FAA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reason for the restrictions.
