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Bizarre footage has been posted online of a civilian drone flying toward and landing on Canberra-class landing helicopter dock, HMAS Canberra, before appearing to taunt Australian Defence Force personnel aboard Anzac class frigate, HMAS Warramunga.
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The X (Twitter) video, allegedly captured by a Chinese tourist before it was posted to social media platform Weibo, records close up details of Royal Australian Navy warships in Sydney Harbour.
It also captures passing footage of amphibious Bay Class Landing Ship Dock ship, HMAS Choules. The footage was reportedly posted by social media influencer @whyyoutouzhele and reposted by Clash Report.
Keep your guard up #Canberra!
— Yitzhak Goldberg (@YitzhakGol2) December 16, 2024
How careless could #Australia be with its National Security?
A #Chinese tourist recorded close-up footage of Australian warships, with the drone even landing on the ships. 1/4 @scoopercooper @michaelsobolik @KeepCANsafe @HKokbore pic.twitter.com/Mt25aAk5OO
Earlier this week, the US Department of Defence addressed concerns about similar drone incursions onto US military sites such as the Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle, aswell as other sightings over New Jersey in the US.
“We have had confirmed sightings at Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle,” a US Joint Staff spokesperson said.
“This is not a new issue for us. We've had to deal with drone incursions over our bases for quite a time now. It's something that we routinely respond to in each and every case when reporting is cited.
“To date, we have no intelligence or observations that would indicate that they were aligned with a foreign actor or that they had malicious intent.
“But ... we don't know. We have not been able to locate or identify the operators or the points of origin… We have to coordinate with law enforcement to try to do that, which we are doing.
“The main point is to deter the activity using some of our electronic means that can respond to most of these small commercial systems and deny them access to the airspace over our bases.
“We don't know what the activity is. We don't know ... if it is criminal. But I will tell you that it is irresponsible. Here on the military side, we are just as frustrated with the irresponsible nature of this activity.”
