Originally Posted by
JimEli
Things that make you go hmmm...
Those drones mysteriously flying across I-70 around Colorado were believed by some to be looking for radioactive material that came up missing in the US.
Perhaps the NJ drones are nuclear sniffers.
Then again, note that the mass hysteria surrounding the drone sightings appears to have been exaggerated by the MSM (Covid-style) to astronomical levels and it could just be a deliberate attempt at creating a drone scare in order to push through H.R.8610, the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act of 2024.
They wouldn't send up drones sniffing in the world's busiest airspace without any NOTAMs or TFRs. The risk of a mid air between a drone and a helicopter would be way too high. Also, that's what NEST is for. They operate AW139s with all that sort of equipment. HeliOps has a story about them in their latest issue.
I fly in NY/NJ at night with passengers multiple times a week and have seen zero drones. Same goes for my colleagues. It's all MSM hype and the push for a Counter UAS act sounds very credible.