Thursday, December 12, 2024

Thinking about the drones

Drones gotta land    

"For drones to perform the odd maneuvers for seven hours at a time, it would need three things.  First, a fuel far more efficient in terms of energy per unit, because it couldn’t carry a lot of fuel.  Drones aren’t built for that.  But they would need something else.  First, because they emit no detectable radio signals, they’d need an AI more advanced than any we know of to control their drones. That’s two breakthrough technologies. Finally, they’d need someplace to land before daylight, to be serviced and refueled, and prepped for its next flight."  

 Ned Barnett, a long-time American Thinker contributor dating to 2006, is a military technology historian, and hosted nine History Channel programs, such as World War I Tech or D-Day Tech, back when history meant something to the History Channel, before Pawn stars change its whole nature.


Droning on … and on … and on …   
. . ."Which leads me to China. The Chinese flew a giant freaking balloon across the entire continent and we didn't do anything about it, despite its glacial pace. They must surely believe that they could get away with flying a few dozen drones over New Jersey and New York — and their attendant military bases, dams, and other infrastructure. As well as Trump’s properties." . . .

What We Know About the Mysterious New Jersey Drone Sightings  . . ."Despite the denial, some experts theorize that the military could be involved. Clint Emerson, a former Navy SEAL and security-firm owner, told the New York Post that the drones could potentially be a military project that’s kept so secret only a scant few are aware it exists. “That’s why the government’s like, ‘We don’t know.’ They’re being truthful,” he told the outlet.

"Congressman Van Drew, a Republican, floated a theory on Wednesday on Fox News, citing unnamed “very high sources” that the drones hail from a foreign adversary. “Iran launched a mothership probably about a month ago that contains these drones. That mothership, I’m going to tell you the deal, it’s off the East Coast of the United States of America. They’ve launched drones,” he said.

"On Wednesday, the Pentagon rebutted that theory, saying that there’s “no truth” to Van Drew’s claims but also confirmed that the drones are not from the U.S. military. “At this time, we have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary,” said deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh. “We’re gonna continue to monitor what is happening, but at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring.' ” . . .

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