Jersey Futures (@JerseyFutures): "I'm one of a few groups of people who know exactly what the drones are in New Jersey. This tweet will go into the void as I have no followers, but I’ll share anyway. Please retweet for reach." (1/11)

"What you’re seeing are American-made HPGe nuclear detector drones. They can detect the presence of gamma rays miles away. But what is a gamma ray?" (2/11)

"That’d be the stuff we attribute to radiation: electromagnetic waves that penetrate you and cause cancer. HPGe drones are built to inspect nuclear sites... but these ones aren’t." (3/11)

"In the late 2000s, the DoD needed a response to the threat of dirty bombs from ISIS coming into our ports in NY and NJ." (4/11)

"They’ve been stocking up on these drones for a while. Some were deployed to Ukraine when Russia threatened the use of dirty bombs." (5/11)

"They look weird because they’re heavy and have giant Cryocoolers mounted and giant horn antennas to communicate on mmWave frequencies that can’t be jammed." (6/11)

"This is where I come in. The technology these drones use has few suppliers, both for mmWave equipment and the high-purity germanium. The same suppliers that are the backbone of my industry." (7/11)

"So what are they doing? Collecting information on how the public will react (PsyOp) and testing their ability to sweep a port city like NY for dirty bombs." (8/11)

"Jersey was chosen because we’re the closest port city to NY, and NY would be too dense for reliable mmWave comms. But why is the DoD silent?" (9/11)

"Again, because in a scenario where we have a threat of a dirty bomb and the public doesn’t yet know, the DoD needs to know how the public would react if these were deployed to sweep a city." (10/11)

"What many don’t realize is Ukraine is the reason we’re here. That was the first time we deployed them in a combat zone. But make no mistake—they’re for protecting the homeland, as the DoD bought 100s of thousands to act as swarms capable of sweeping a city." (11/11)

"I’m sorry for all the typos. I’m on the train home without my glasses and it’s very bumpy. I just had to get this off my chest as all day I’ve been hearing people genuinely afraid of the drones when they should be in awe of the capabilities we have as a country to keep us safe."

"And for nerds who know a bit about what I’m talking about: take a look at a close-up of the drones. They operate in a grid both to sweep areas and because comms are done in a mesh network operating at 200GHz+, which is very directional and requires bulky horn antennas mounted."

"Should note: I’m not a military expert but spent 1/3 of my career as an RF engineer. We’re only hired in military, telecom, and finance. I’m speculating that this is just a drill."

This is the full thread, with redundant and irrelevant text removed for clarity.