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Germany's Der Spiegel magazine said drones were also seen over facilities belonging to the Rheinmetall arms maker. It comes after US authorities said there was no evidence of a threat over drone sightings in New Jersey.

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... What do we know about the sightings?

The sightings were first reported by Germany's Der Spiegel magazine.

It cited a report from German security authorities saying that several drone sightings were registered over the Ramstein base late on December 3 and 4.

Der Spiegel said that unidentified drones were also sighted over facilities belonging to German arms maker Rheinmetall.

Unidentified drones were also seen over the Brunsbttel area of northern Schleswig-Holstein state in August.

Media reports said officials believed at the time that the drones were part of a Russian espionage campaign.

However, the ARD broadcaster reported on Friday that investigations into the sightings in Brunsbttel have as of yet unearthed no indications of espionage. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-14 08:56 PM | Reply

OK, maybe this is just me, but there seems to be something occurring.

Why all these drone sightings?

What that "something" might be is unknown to me.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-14 10:01 PM | Reply

Why all these drone sightings?

News feeds on itself. Spectacularly crash a particular aircraft and every flat tire that aircraft type has will be in the news for a month.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-12-14 10:09 PM | Reply

@#3 ... News feeds on itself. ...

I do not deny that.

But when the ~officials~ say things like ... ~we do not know what they are doing~ along with, ~but they are not posing a danger.~

That raises a level of concern for me.

If those officials apparently admit they do not understand them, then how can those very same officials state that the drones do not poses a threat.

OK, that aside, at this point for me, there seems to be too much evidence and not enough explanation.

While I do laud the public officials for saying, ~we have not a clue.~

I also castigate them for assuring that there is no threat.

If they admit they have no clue, how can they dismiss the drones?

... and now Germany?



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-15 12:16 AM | Reply

Connecticut State Police acknowledge suspicious drone activity' in the area
www.fox61.com

... The Emergency Services Unit has deployed a drone detection system to help investigators. It is set up in the Groton/New London area. ...

For those unfamiliar with Connecticut, the southeast part of Connecticut (a.k.a. Groton/New London) is a military-sensitive area.


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-15 12:24 AM | Reply

I suppose that in the near future, "stateless" drones will regularly target weapons and defense industry targets of various countries around the world.

#6 | Posted by NerfHerder at 2024-12-15 01:07 PM | Reply

Again, shoot 1 down.

#7 | Posted by bat4255 at 2024-12-15 04:30 PM | Reply

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Germany: Drones Spotted over US Air Base in Ramstein

Some are just planes. The actual drones are security exercises, same as in the US. Not routine [yet], but technology marches on and changes things fast. HS can't acknowledge [yet], so admin has to downplay it.

Nothing to see here. Keep calm and carry on.
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#8 | Posted by CutiePie at 2024-12-15 05:11 PM | Reply

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