Under the snappy title of Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronisation Group (AOIMSG), the body will investigate reports of airborne objects that enter US ‘special use airspace’ (SUA) in a way that could be deemed a threat to national security.
Areas designated SUA are typically used for military operations and come with strict limitations of when and what aircraft can fly through them.
“Incursions by any airborne object into our SUA pose safety of flight and operations security concerns, and may pose national security challenges,” AOIMSG said in a post announcing its creation.
“DoD takes reports of incursions – by any airborne object, identified or unidentified – very seriously, and investigates each one.”
The DoD said it wanted a better understanding of "unidentified aerial phenomena" that have been detected near its training ranges and installations and has “identified the need to make improvements in processes, policies, technologies...