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3 events here, 2024 to 2024, in date order.
Rep. Chris Smith wrote to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about drones flying near sensitive New Jersey sites, including military installations, and asked that all Defense Department counter-drone capabilities, such as those at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, be deployed.
During the late-2024 New Jersey drone sightings, Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged the FBI and DHS to let state and local police use equipment to safely bring down unauthorized drones, and asked for a public briefing on the reports.
At the request of federal security partners, the FAA issued 22 temporary flight restrictions barring drones within a nautical mile of critical infrastructure in New Jersey towns, ground to 400 feet, into mid-January. Similar limits covered parts of New York. DHS called it a precaution.
