Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says
Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says (nytimes); JetBlue flight reports drone strike during approach to New York airport: FAA (foxnews) (sources: nytimes, foxnews, nbcnews, abcnews)

Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says (nytimes); JetBlue flight reports drone strike during approach to New York airport: FAA (foxnews)
- Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says (nytimes)
- JetBlue flight reports drone strike during approach to New York airport: FAA (foxnews)
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4 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act.
HR5061 · 119th Congress
Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act
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What HR5061 actually does
This story is about Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says. This bill would create an FAA Office of Counter-UAS Activities and require minimum performance requirements for safe counter-UAS deployment.
If passed, it would:
- Create an FAA Office of Counter-UAS Activities and require minimum performance requirements for safe counter-UAS • Launch airport counter-UAS pilot deployments and allow emergency temporary deployments at public airports facing.
3 other bills moving on this issue
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This story is about Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says. This bill would extend DHS/DOJ authority to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft from September 30.
If passed, it would
- Extend DHS/DOJ authority to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft from September 30 • Preserve an existing federal response tool while Congress debates broader airport and law-enforcement reforms.
This story is about Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says. This bill would broaden who would use counter-UAS technologies beyond current federal actors.
If passed, it would
- Broaden who can use counter-UAS technologies beyond current federal actors • Potentially improve the ability of nonfederal law enforcement to respond to dangerous drone activity near airports.
This story is about Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says. This bill would require a GAO study and recommendations on what legal authorities and policies should change to improve counter-UAS.
If passed, it would
- Require a GAO study and recommendations on what legal authorities and policies should change to improve counter-UAS • Collect information on agency UAS use, training/certification, procurement, privacy rules, and countermeasure practices.
