A mysterious swarm of drones flew in restricted airspace around a U.S. military base in Virginia over several nights in December 2023, U.S. military officials confirmed this week.
In an emailed statement on Oct. 15, U.S. Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed multiple unmanned aerial (UAS) systems—colloquially known as “drones”—began operating in the airspace around Joint Base Langley–Eustis on Dec. 6, 2023. The military base experienced multiple additional drone “incursions” throughout December 2023, according to the statement.
Stefanek said Joint Base Langley–Eustis prepared a press statement when the drone incidents first began last year, but the episode remained largely unnoticed outside of military circles until the Wall Street Journal reported on it this week….