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Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks
The Warzone ^ | 3/15/24 | Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on 03/16/2024 3:08:07 PM PDT by hardspunned

Langley Air Force Base, located in one of the most strategic areas of the country, across the Chesapeake Bay from the sprawling Naval Station Norfolk and the open Atlantic, was at the epicenter of waves of mysterious drone incursions that occurred throughout December. The War Zone has been investigating these incidents and the response to them for months. We know that they were so troubling and persistent that they prompted bringing in advanced assets from around the U.S. government, including one of NASA's WB-57F high-flying research planes. Now the U.S. Air Force has confirmed to us that they did indeed occur and provided details on the timeframe and diversity of drones involved.

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It seems to be a legit source. I don’t know what to think of this.
1 posted on 03/16/2024 3:08:07 PM PDT by hardspunned
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There are 1000s of Chinese spies coming over the border. They have to do something with their time and money


2 posted on 03/16/2024 3:16:45 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: hardspunned

Unauthorized? Unannounced?
Shoot them down. All of them.
Except for the pantywaists in command, of course, this should have been the response.


3 posted on 03/16/2024 3:17:30 PM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: hardspunned

https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-flies-autonomous-drones/


4 posted on 03/16/2024 3:20:54 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: ckilmer

They are trying to pick up American women. Ten minutes after they get here, the forget about why they were sent here. They just see all of these women…


5 posted on 03/16/2024 3:21:49 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
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To: hardspunned

At the local airport, if someone keys up a drone, they can trace it to the controller in moments. They are prepared to respond as a drone, even without explosives, could crash a jet by flying into the engine. They also have an electronic gun to jam any control signals. To avoid all of this would require a very advanced and hardened drone. Certainly not the kind you’d buy commercially.

When I was researching this and approaching companies with an anti-drone idea, I found the FAA had in the previous year recorded thousands of close plane/drone encounters, some as high as ten thousand feet.


6 posted on 03/16/2024 3:21:52 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: PubliusMM

I wondered if they were shot down, which before the traitors took command, would have been the instant response.


7 posted on 03/16/2024 3:23:24 PM PDT by odawg
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To: PubliusMM

I bought drones for Christmas gifts for a couple of grandkids. They look like slightly smaller models of those taking out Russian armor. Parents and kids trying out gifts in December that befuddle our military? Got me.


8 posted on 03/16/2024 3:25:20 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: PubliusMM

Shoot them down? They’re tiny. What are you going to shoot a drone down with thats flying at 1000 feet?


9 posted on 03/16/2024 3:26:00 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: Gen.Blather
November 10, 2021
"Skynex Air Defence System in a truck-mounted version, successfully engaging a swarm of eight small drones with the 35mm Revolver Gun Mk3"
Rheinmetall Air Defence: Skynex truck-mounted engaging drone swarm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb5_F4_Eod8

October 7, 2022
"Since the war in Ukraine started, the EDM4S (Electronic Drone Mitigation System) has been a key component in targeting Russian drones."
The anti-drone gun giving Ukraine an advantage over Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GPLsJ4FLuA

October 17, 2022
Ukrainian drone tracks Russian drone and blasting it out of the sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWVbTC5aEA8

November 14, 2022
"Ukraine has been using the German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun to shoot down Russia's Shahed-136 drones."
Ukraine: The German-made Gepard anti-aircraft gun taking down Russian drones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuWDtQhkF98

June 11, 2023
Czech anti-aircraft gun (Twitter, video)
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1667790908572532736

June 15, 2023
"Among the arsenal of weapons aiding Ukraine in its battle against Russian aggression, one particular marvel has emerged as a true force to be reckoned with – the Flakpanzer Gephard."
How German Gepards Victorious Over Russian Drones in Ukraine?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDz8E6ZBWMM


Drone Detection

Aerial Armor
https://www.aerialarmor.com/blog/range-of-the-dji-aeroscope
https://www.aerialarmor.com/drone-detection-equipment/drone-detection-radar-systems
https://www.aerialarmor.com/drone-detection-equipment/drone-detection-camera

Corona Wire - DroneWatcher App
https://www.thecoronawire.com/is-there-an-app-that-detects-drones-2021/


Anti-Air in General

Defeating the Cost Curve in Ukraine - Oct. 25, 2022 - NASAMS - ADA - C-RAM - MANPADS

Ukraine requests Centurion C-RAM from the US – would it be enough to counter drones? - Nov. 11, 2022

The U.S. Navy’s Last Line of Defense: The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) - Feb. 2, 2024

10 posted on 03/16/2024 3:27:17 PM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: hardspunned

More ice cream 🍦🍦🍦 for Joe!!


11 posted on 03/16/2024 3:29:39 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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Their receivers/transmitters can be jammed, I’m sure. No place to go but DOWN at that point.


12 posted on 03/16/2024 3:32:07 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: hardspunned

How much do we pay the pentagon every year and they don’t have a clue?


13 posted on 03/16/2024 3:34:27 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: Gen.Blather

I’m flying with grandkids in a couple of weeks. Thanks a lot, just what I needed to hear.


14 posted on 03/16/2024 3:36:13 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: bigdaddy45

15 posted on 03/16/2024 3:41:50 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: PubliusMM

Unauthorized? Unannounced?
Shoot them down. All of them.
Except for the pantywaists in command, of course, this should have been the response.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That could only occur if ordered by the POTUS, but since we have had no legitimate POTUS since 01/06/21, that didn’t happen.


16 posted on 03/16/2024 3:45:00 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: hardspunned

CIA drone pilot training. Little Tiny guyz with CIA tattoos.


17 posted on 03/16/2024 3:50:16 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Could a "caravan" of freeloading U.S. citizens be able to make it into Mexico before they are shot?)
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What are you going to shoot a drone down with that's flying at 1000 feet?

Another drone.

These systems are available right now from commercial sources. There are several varieties of drone-killer drones for different kinds of targets. The systems have not yet been deployed.

Our military guys had better hurry up. Our other weapon systems and troops are merely targets now. Drones are cheap and easily replaced. People - not so much.

18 posted on 03/16/2024 3:54:01 PM PDT by flamberge (I guess I am too easily amused.)
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To: hardspunned

China.


19 posted on 03/16/2024 4:23:52 PM PDT by MeganC ("Russians are subhuman" - posted by Kazan 8 March 2024)
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To: hardspunned

I say ignore this. Nothing to see here.

🛬🔭📡🚀👾👽👽🛸


20 posted on 03/16/2024 4:40:32 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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