The FBI has admitted it has a budget of less than $500,000 to defend the nation against waves of suspicious drones plaguing New York City, New Jersey, military bases and the Mexican border. A US Homeland Affairs committee was “mind-boggled” when it was revealed that security forces were shockingly under-resourced to defend against drone attacks, including an incident where up to 30 drones stalked a Coast Guard boat this week. Committee members slammed the FBI for spending only a fraction of its $12 billion budget on “counter-drone” efforts, despite dozens of reports of large unidentified drones looming over New York and New Jersey in recent weeks.
“Why isn’t the FBI taking this more seriously? That is obviously reflected in the budget.” Congressman Eli Crane questioned. Mystery drones have been flying over the New York City skyline.
Picture: X They’ve also been spotted over the New Jersey skyline. Picture: X FBI Critical Incident Response leader, Robert Wheeler Jr, admitted the FBI still didn’t know the origin of the drones , noting some were “larger than a commercially available drone”. New Jersey Rep.
Brain Bergen stormed out midway through the hearing and told reporters it was the “biggest amateur hour I have ever seen about anything.” “The biggest waste of five hours in my life ..
. this is a complete lack of effort, in my opinion, of trying to figure this out,” he told the press. Congressman Tony Gonzales said the lack of answers made him fee.
