US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called for special detection and warning systems to be deployed in New York and New Jersey following recent drone sightings in the northeastern United States.
USA Today quoted Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the US Senate, on December 15 (local time) saying that he had asked the Department of Homeland Security to quickly put into use UAV detection systems and specifically nominated the Robin radar system with 360-degree technology.
The request follows a series of drone sightings in the northeastern United States, including some that forced a New York airport to temporarily close on December 13.
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Earlier in the day, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed the federal government is adding resources to respond to the recent wave of UAV sightings.
Speaking to ABC News, Secretary Mayorkas said there are currently more than 1 million UAVs registered in the US. He also mentioned the case of a Chinese citizen in Northern California who was arrested last week on suspicion of flying a UAV over Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Robin radar system
Also on December 15, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said the federal government will put into operation a modern UAV detection system.
The new measure was implemented after a series of drones forced Stewart International Airport, about 60 miles north of New York City, to close its runways for an hour on the night of December 13.
The airport serves both commercial and military flights, and is located across from the New York State National Guard air base.
In an interview with CBS News on December 15, Mr. Mike Waltz, who was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next administration's national security advisor, commented that the UAV issue in the Northeast shows a gap in operations between federal agencies, between the Department of Homeland Security, local law enforcement, and the Department of Defense.
Mr. Waltz recalled that President-elect Trump mentioned the possibility of deploying the Israeli-made Iron Dome in the US, and if put into operation, it would need to include the ability to respond to UAVs, not just stop at dealing with hypersonic missiles.
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