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“At the request of federal security partners, the FAA has published 22 Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) to prohibit drone flights over critical infrastructure in New Jersey,” the FAA said in a statement to CNBC.
The TFRs will last through Jan. 17 and cover large parts of central and northern New Jersey, including Elizabeth, Camden and Jersey City, the second most populous city in the Garden State.
Residents What is the report? Unidentified drones have been seen flying in the sky for weeks, drawing criticism from local officials and law enforcement, who say agencies including the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have not been transparent enough with residents.
FBI and DHS said Last week he saw “no evidence” that drone sightings “pose a threat to national security or public safety.” He added that he had no evidence of a “foreign nexus” with the drones. On Saturday, the agencies… said They found that “a number of reported drone sightings are actually manned aircraft misidentified as drones.”
“At this point, we have identified no basis to believe that there is any criminal activity involved, that there is a threat to national security, that there is a significant public safety threat or that these drones are malicious. Based on foreign actors involved”. said at the end of the week.
Meanwhile, drone stocks A rally was held After this week Palantir Announced a partnership with Red Cat Holdingscombined with an increase in interest around mysterious sightings. Shares of Puerto Rico-based drone supplier Redcat rose nearly 10 percent on Thursday.