“This was not the enemy.”

Drones sighted near military facilities, restricted areas

Although most sightings were in New Jersey, people in other states, such as Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, and New York, have also reported seeing what seemed to be drones.

“There have been a limited number of visual sightings of drones over military facilities in New Jersey and elsewhere, including within restricted airspace.”

“This has gone too far,” Hochul said before posting on X that the federal government was sending a drone detection system to New York.

Biden administration on drone concerns

However, at the time, it wasn’t made public that the FAA was responsible for the drones.

What is the FAA?

It is administrated by the country’s transport department, and according to its website it focuses on:

• Regulating civil aviation to promote safety.
• Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology.
• Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft.
• Researching and developing the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics.
• Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation.
• Regulating US commercial space transportation.

Australia has an equivalent to the FAA called the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, which regulates aviation safety in the country.