A Chinese citizen allegedly took images of Vandenberg Space Force Base from above using a drone, federal prosecutors said this week.
A Chinese citizen living in Los Angeles allegedly flew a drone and took aerial images of Vandenberg Space Force Base last month, federal prosecutors said Monday. Yinpiao Zhou, 39, was arrested this week at the San Francisco International Airport prior to boarding a China-bound flight, the Justice Department said. He is charged with failure to register an aircraft not providing transportation and violation of national defense airspace. On Nov.
Zhou had a drone that flew over the base concealed in his jacket, prosecutors said. NEW JERSEY DRONE SIGHTINGS: MILITARY ANALYSTS BREAK DOWN NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS, DOUBT HOBBYISTS AT PLAY The drone was later searched and investigators found several photographs of the base were taken from above, authorities said.
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