Mike Glenn
Langley Air Force Base officials are in the market for special anti-drone nets to protect their tactical aircraft from prying eyes, including F-22 Raptor stealth fighters. The move comes about a year after waves of still-unexplained uncrewed aerial vehicles buzzed the base.
The air base near Norfolk, Virginia, earlier this month put out a contract bid seeking information from vendors about supplying enough drone netting to cover up to 42 aircraft shelters on the flight line.
“The intention of the netting is to deter and ultimately prevent the intrusion of [drones] near airmen and aircraft,” the Air Force said in its bid.
For more than two weeks in December 2023, a dozen or more drones overflew the airfield at Langley Air Force Base. The incident was first reported earlier this year by The War Zone, a website that covers military issues.
On Tuesday, a Pentagon official said the base had been targeted by a swarm of uncrewed aircraft systems. The number of aerial incursions fluctuated on any given day.
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