Author: Hong Photo Kursk
Recently, the US government has done everything possible to deal with peaceful protesters gathered in Minneapolis. It not only dispatched armored vehicles and soldiers from the National Guard, but it was even exposed to use the brutal MQ-9 "Death" integrated drone system.
The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Commission sent a letter of questioning to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asking why the "God of Death" drone was used during the protests and demonstrations in Minneapolis. This type of missile-carrying drone is generally used in war zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. It is used to lock in important targets, use airborne missiles to strike targets, or guide special forces to carry out arrest and beheading operations.
Picture: The "Death" drone used by the Customs and Border Protection Agency under the Department of Homeland Security.
Recently, the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Commission asked the Department of Homeland Security to explain why drones and other federal government resources are used to monitor protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota to commemorate the murdered black man George Floyd.
"We express serious concern about the use of the Department of Homeland Security. These resources—including drones—are used to monitor and intimidate peaceful protesters to exercise their right to protest under the First Amendment of the Constitution."
On June 5, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairman of the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee and Democratic New York, wrote in a letter to acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf.
The lawmaker detailed that on May 29, a "Death" drone, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was suspected of violating federal law when it flew over Minneapolis because its flight exceeded the jurisdiction of the CBP Agency.
Picture: The United States sends troops to deal with the peaceful Minneapolis protesters.
Jason Paladino, an investigator on the House Oversight and Reform Commission’s “Government Oversight Project”, was the first to discover the illegal status of the drone.
According to US media reports, this is a "Death" drone under the CBP Bureau with the call sign "CBP 04".
was confirmed through Ads-S route. On May 29, the drone left the traditional patrol U.S.-Canada border area and instead circled a hexagonal trajectory over Minneapolis.
That day happened to be the fourth day of Floyd being killed by American police. The people were excited and protested in various parts of Minneapolis.
The public believes that an invisible drone appeared above the head at this time (the "God of Death" drone often flies at an altitude of about 6,000 meters, and it is impossible to detect without paying special attention to the air) and is the reaction of the US government to deal with the protests.
Picture: The American "Death" drone is an advanced integrated drone system for reconnaissance and attack, and Iranian General Soleimani was assassinated by it.
The US CBP Bureau currently deploys about 8 "Death" drones with different configurations. This is an advanced drone produced by drone manufacturer General Atomics, which the CBP Agency still calls the "Prespass" Type B drone as its old name.
As of 2012, the agency had purchased 10 of these drones, but one disappeared in a 2014 accident over the Pacific Ocean, and another crashed at Grand Forks Air Force Base earlier this month.
The drone's tactical call sign is "CBP 104". It is an older drone of the CBP Bureau. It mainly performs surveillance flights on the borders of the United States and Canada, but this time it flew over Minneapolis, which is obviously not its mission area.
The main sensors on this drone are photoelectric and infrared full-motion cameras located in the turret below the nose. They can also use the "Boncat" synthetic aperture radar to capture still images. The machine also has a data link that can send videos and images back to the ground control station in real time.
Picture: The CBP 104 drone route displayed on the Ads-s system is obviously circling around the city of Minneapolis. After receiving a question from the House of Representatives, the CBP Bureau issued a statement saying that the drone was deployed at the Great Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. "At the request of Minneapolis federal law enforcement partners, live video is provided to help with situational awareness." The
statement added, "After entering Minneapolis airspace, the requesting agency determined that the aircraft's help was no longer needed, so the CBP 104 drone returned to the Great Forks." However, House members were obviously dissatisfied with the CBP Bureau's statement on this matter.
This drone can hover over the mission area for up to 21 hours at a time, making it an ideal platform for continuous monitoring of protests across Minneapolis. To this end, House members asked the CBP Bureau’s superior Department of Homeland Security to provide more details of the mission, including whether full-motion videos of protesters were recorded and whether facial recognition software was carried on the plane.
Meanwhile, lawmakers believe that the CBP Bureau has been obstructing the committee's investigation that CBP Bureau employees who make racist inappropriate and threatening remarks may still be working and sent to suppress protesters.
"Death" drone is used to deal with the people. The Trump administration in the United States has used all its means. If you go up, you will probably have to dispatch armed helicopters and fighter planes!
Picture: CBP No. 104 "Death" drone.
