Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder was asked questions about the "drones" and confirmed once again that: 1. "*They are* ***not*** *DOD...
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Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder was asked questions about the “drones” and confirmed once again that:

  1. “They are not DOD assets”
  2. They are not part of any sort of experimental programs going on where drones are being tested.
  3. “The vast majority of these drones are going to probably be recreational or hobbyist.” BUT he then went onto contradict himself “They’re going to be commercial drones, used in things like architecture, engineering, farming or they could be used for law enforcement”.
  4. Q: Are they part of a test and evaluation corridor for unmanned aerial systems and advanced air mobility? MAJOR GENERAL RYDER: “I did check with the Joint Staff to see if that was possible. And again, received confirmation, no military operations, no military drone or experiment operations in this corridor.”
  5. “If they go into restricted airspace, of course, we’ll take appropriate action.” So why has the military been unable to take action over Picatiny arsenal, Langley, Wright Patterson, Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Felwell, and Fairford over the last four weeks - despite deploying F-15, F-35, Apache, AWACs, Shadow R1, Police helicopters, Oculus NINJA anti-drone system with 60 anti-drone specialists just at Lakenheath?
  6. “It’s been very clear that we’ve not identified that any of these reported drone sightings were assessed as anomalous or that it presented a national security or public safety risk”. So if that is the case why was Wright-Patterson airspace shut down?
  7. The Major General is clearly struggling to answer the questions so ends with a quote " I would probably have to think back to the words of a very wise prophet, Obi-Wan Kenobi, who said these aren’t the drones you’re looking for."

Unanswered questions

  1. How can the Pentagon say these objects are not a threat if they haven’t identified what they are?
  2. Why do they still refer to them as drones?
  3. Why have they not published video and radar tracks of these objects?
  4. Why have they been unable to jam the dromes?
  5. Why have they not been able to take the drones down?

Full transcript of the briefing here.