What’s New
The mysterious drones spotted over New York and New Jersey have a “really scary undertone,” a defense tech CEO has said.
Appearing on CNN on Monday, Joel Anderson, the chief executive of ZeroMark, a defense company specializing in auto-aiming counter-drone technology, said law enforcement and federal agencies lacked the “kinetic responses necessary” to react to drone threats.
Newsweek has contacted the FBI and Anderson for comment via email and social media, respectively.
Why It Matters
In recent weeks, a wave of drone activity has been reported across New York and New Jersey. Speculation is growing over why the number of sightings has increased, where the drones may have come from and who is flying them.
With federal officials offering few answers about the matter and state and local officials having little authority to manage the situation, people are becoming increasingly worried about the sightings. This has led to rampant speculation among members of …