This news item got me to thinking - does the DC SFRA actually protect from attacks like those in Sept 2001?
Jets are moving fairly quickly and it takes a while to scramble fighters. The SFRA has a radius of only 30 nm.
Is it likely to do any good ? Or more security theater?
https://wjla.com/news/local/f-16s-dispatched-to-intercept-civilian-aircraft-that-entered-dc-airspace
Jets are moving fairly quickly and it takes a while to scramble fighters. The SFRA has a radius of only 30 nm.
Is it likely to do any good ? Or more security theater?
https://wjla.com/news/local/f-16s-dispatched-to-intercept-civilian-aircraft-that-entered-dc-airspace
