Silly Drone Stuff

Why in the heck does the bobble head news people keep showing and talking about these flying things that they say are about the size of a compact car with lights all over it and they keep saying they are “ drones “. There’s all kinds of footage of these things but what they should know is that if they are constantly flying around out there above cities and other sensitive places is if there’s anything mysterious about them are Air Force or whatever Gummitt entity would be on top of them in a second. Right? So what’s the deal ya wonder ? Just food for thought.

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Never heard of this. :person_shrugging:

Is this a mainstream media thing? I don’t watch. :wink:

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Odd that with the sizes being reported that they cannot be tracked to and from their origin or destination.

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Yeah, it’s in the news, and it’s ridiculous. This is the first article I grabbed. There are others about these mystery drones flying over military installations. Apparently we as a country are okay with this. Why we don’t just shoot a few down and figure out what they are is beyond me.

The thing that’s especially amazing is that, in every article or report, they say basically that “officials don’t know what they are or who they’re from, but there’s no threat to the public.” Uh, okay, if you have no idea what they are, how can you be sure they’re safe, you idiots?

In the spirit of family friendly I removed all the cuss words that I wanted to include with this post, because us letting these things fly over is so infuriating it makes me want to use bad words :rage:

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I also saw reports a while back that there were big clusters in Virginia somewhere. I figured if the military wasn’t too worried about them, since they hadn’t scrambled any jets to check on them, why would I worry about it. Looks like they decided to move to New Jersey. Maybe they will find a home there.

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Since the war in Ukraine and their success with drones, our Military is ramping up the training on drones, also with the Space Force. :man_shrugging:
If their not worried… :wink:

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I have seen some hand held rifles that look like they are out of the movie DOOM that are pretty sweet also.

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The article attached to the feed stated no “known” threat. So, taking that statement very literally, it is correct. In actuality, that statement should not have been made. What should have been included would be the actions being taken to ascertain the intent, threat level, and origin.

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Walmart Drone Delivery

Walmart, in partnership with DroneUp, Wing, and Zipline, has been expanding its drone delivery services across the United States. Here’s a summary of the key points:

  1. Availability: As of December 2024, Walmart drone delivery is available in select markets, including:
  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area, Texas
  • Tampa, Florida
  • Phoenix, Arizona
  • Orlando, Florida
  1. Partnerships: Walmart has partnered with three drone delivery companies:
  • DroneUp: Focuses on drone delivery operations in the DFW area, with plans to expand to other regions.
  • Wing: Has six locations in Texas, including the new location in north Fort Worth, and offers drone delivery services in partnership with Walmart.
  • Zipline: Has operations in four continents and is working with Walmart to enable fast, precise, and convenient deliveries.
  1. Service Area: Drone delivery is available to customers within a 6-mile radius of participating Walmart stores.
  2. Eligibility: Customers can check if they’re eligible for drone delivery on the Wing website or through the Walmart app.
  3. Delivery Details:
  • Packages weigh under 2.6 pounds.
  • Deliveries are available only to homes, not apartment complexes.
  • Drone delivery is currently free, but Wing plans to add a delivery fee in the future.
  1. Experience: Customers can track their orders in real-time, and the drone will gently lower the package down on its tether and unclip it for safe retrieval.
  2. Expansion Plans: Walmart aims to “saturate” the DFW drone delivery market, with plans to expand to other regions and cities in the future.

Notable Quotes

  • “We want as many people as possible to be able to experience the technology because really what we’ve seen is, once you see it once, it clicks.” - Jacob Demmitt, Wing spokesperson
  • “The response has been incredible from customers ordering drone delivery from Walmart every day, and it’s a testament to our partnership that we’re now expanding our footprint to bring this innovative delivery option to millions of Texans.” - Adam Woodworth, Wing CEO

Key Statistics

  • Over 20,000 safe deliveries completed by Walmart’s drone delivery service
  • Wing has flown over 60 million commercial autonomous miles and delivered millions of products, including over 13 million vaccine doses

Timeline

  • May 2022: Walmart announces plans to expand its drone delivery network to 34 sites across six states, with the potential to reach 4 million U.S. households and deliver over 1 million packages by drone in a year.
  • August 2024: DroneUp and Walmart close drone delivery sites in three states, focusing on operations in the DFW area.
  • October 2024: Walmart launches a new drone delivery location in north Fort Worth, Texas, in partnership with Wing.
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I suspect that “they” (military, agencies, LEOs, etc) know exactly what the drones are, why they’re there, where they’ve come from and so on. Why they haven’t made this information public…no idea, but I also imagine that it’ll be released at some point in the near future.

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They claim they can’t be bought anywhere but that’s here nor there but my point was if they can’t or won’t check out the things than they mustn’t (. New word lol ) be to worried about them and as far as them going near military bases well duuh that’s prolly where they are coming from I’d think. If people are really scared and they are calling authorities and getting no explanations then go out with the .30-06s and see if you can hit one and when / if the cops come out just say “ hey I was in fear for my families lives” you all wouldn’t come out or call or anything.

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Remember we have to find new words to express our old words now. The old words were too violent and caused chaos in our hood.

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Prolly like when they were testing the little stealth aircraft ( the little tri-angle one they flew that thing all around Area 51 and just let the freaks who live there film them and say anything they wanted until they were ready to go public with it.

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Oh, Brother Doug, There ARE big clusters in Virginia! I guarantee that…DC Also!
(like Polyp’s!)

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We need more of this advanced technology

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Here Comes Tyler, No Foul mouthed rants allowed…

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Like Biden was pro active about stopping that Chinese spy balloon from gathering electric intelligence and images of sensitive military sites all across America when he did nothing to interfere, or intervene.

Now we have multiple drones doing the same thing over multiple US and UK military sites.

Think they are publishing post card pictures or travel brochures of our defense facilities?

Yes, they should be intercepted.

No our fighters cannot shoot them down over our populated areas.

Remember target isolation is not just for your sidearm.

Where do the munitions, bullets, rockets, missiles go after the hit or miss any of those drones?

I think that we need to find where they are launching them from or returning and SWAT Raid those locations and arrested all present and seize everything relevant there.

End this nonsense, unless they are intentionally gathering counter intelligence.

But, if so won’t say so to the media.

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Well, if Russian ships have been cruising 150 miles off the east coast, it would only make sense that they could be scouting these areas (World War III targets), that’s if these drones can cover this range and not be detected by radar because these could be stealth drones. Besides, how would any Military installation not know who’s cruising near our coastal waters without taking any action unless they’re asleep. But, if no one as far as Military/Police/CIA is concerned, then these drones are ours and are being flown for training purposes or surveillance. And then, yet, reports say these drones have been seen over Trumps golf courses, Hmmm… :thinking:

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Doug 101, Agree with you, and I think there is a skunk in the wood pile. For one they don’t seam to be really that worried about the drones. They let them fly every night & not one time have they ever sent our jets out to see them up close or blow them out of the sky. I’m more then sure they know . But if your in a public place and scream bomb, call 911 and say there is a shooting at the mall, or 911 to report you shot 4 creeps that broke into your home at 2:30 A.M, you get al kinds of attention. And lot more then you want. So that tells me they know, so I agree with you .

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