US deploys drone detection system in New York amid mystery sightings

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a drone detection system will be sent to New York following a surge in mysterious drone sightings across the east coast, including disruptions at Stewart International Airport, according to a report Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday said that US officials are sending a drone detection system to New York after questions over mysterious objects in the skies over the east coast and beyond grew in recent days. “In response to my calls for additional resources, our federal partners are sending a drone detection system to New York,” BBC quoted Hochul as writing in a post on X on Sunday. “Congress must pass a law that will give us the power to deal directly with the drones,” Hochul said in the post, after last week promising to “do whatever it takes to ensure New Yorkers remain safe” Senator Chuck Schumer expressed his hope on Sunday to pass legislation granting local law enforcement more authority to investigate unidentified flying objects, stating, “I’m pushing for answers amid these drone sightings.” According to the BBC report, he also called for a drone detection system, similar to the one heading to New York, to be deployed in New Jersey, where most of the aerial encounters have been reported. “And too often we find that those charged with working on these issues don’t engage the public with the respect and depth needed.” New Jersey Senator Andy Kim said he went out with local residents over the weekend to observe the night sky, and that he believed - based on conversations with civilian pilots and flight tracking data - that most of the aircraft he saw “were almost certainly planes”.