Hearing: “Securing the Skies: Addressing Unauthorized Drone Activity Over U.S. Military Installations”

Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs (Committee on Oversight and Government Reform)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (2:00 PM)

HVC-210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Mr. Timothy L. Arel
Chief Operating Officer / Air Traffic Organization, Federal Aviation Administration

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Mr. M. Roosevelt Ditlevson
Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense / Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense

Added 04/24/2025 at 03:32 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 10:37 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 11:06 AM

Rear Admiral Lower Half Paul Spedero, Jr.
Vice Director for Operations, J3 / Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), U.S. Department of Defense

Added 04/24/2025 at 03:32 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 10:37 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 10:37 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 10:37 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 04/24/2025 at 03:32 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - Autonomous Ascent, How AI is Reshaping the Future of UAV Industry - Markets and Markets [PDF] Added 05/05/2025 at 04:09 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - Mystery Drones Swarmed a US Military Base for 17 Days - WSJ [PDF] Added 05/05/2025 at 04:09 PM
  • UC - Biggs - Article - What We Know About the Langley Air Force Base Drone Incident - WashTimes [PDF] Added 05/05/2025 at 04:09 PM
  • UC - McGuire - Advisory - Application of Federal Laws to the Acquisition and Use of Technology to Detect Mitigate UAS [PDF] Added 05/05/2025 at 04:09 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 04/29/2025 at 05:17 PM

First Published: April 22, 2025 at 03:57 PM
Last Updated: May 5, 2025 at 04:09 PM