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Drones in New Jersey could be explained by secret government contract

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Government contract awarded $50 million to a private robotics company to develop craft capable of creating 3D maps of urban areas for a 'counter weapons of mass destruction' program.

FAA issued an air restriction alert on November 21 prohibiting flights over the Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway , New Jersey , for 'special security reasons' The White House has assured the public that the drone sightings are not a foreign adversary, pose no threat and are not part of a US military operation.

Drone expert Matt Sloane said the sightings could be 'a contractor developing these drones for DoD [ the Department of Defense]' .

Under the terms of the contract, Robotic Research was tasked with conducting technical demonstrations of autonomous unmanned systems sensing technologies and designing them with sensing technologies. The program is focused on improving autonomy, 3D/4D mapping, localization, target ID, tracking, collective 3D visualization, weapons system integration of Unmanned Autonomous Systems and subterranean communications..

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