New Documents Shows That The 2019 Harassment Of Navy Destroyers By Mysterious Drone Swarms Off California Went On For Weeks

USN/FOIA Documents

Warzone/The Drive: Harassment Of Navy Destroyers By Mysterious Drone Swarms Off California Went On For Weeks  

A new trove of documents shows that the still unsolved incidents continued far longer than previously understood. 

Earlier this year The War Zone exclusively reported about a series of 2019 incidents that involved unidentified drones stalking US Navy vessels over several nights in the waters off of Southern California. Our initial report also covered the Navy’s investigation into the incidents, which appeared to struggle to identify either the aircraft or their operators. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday later clarified that the aircraft were never identified, and that there have been similar incidents across the service branches and allied militaries. 

 Newly released documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that the full scope of these drone incursions was greater than it initially appeared, and they persisted well after the Navy’s investigation was launched. Deck logs indicate that drone sightings continued throughout the month of July 2019 and included events where drone countermeasure teams were called into action. One notable event involved at least three ships observing multiple drones. Uncharacteristically for unclassified deck logs, the details on this event are almost entirely redacted.  

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WNU Editor: My gut tells me that there is even more evidence that needs to be disclosed.