1/30/25: BLACKHACKED DRONE W/ JAMES PONDER | Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis

Last night, a commercial airplane and military helicopter collided over the Potomac River with numerous casualties. Experts say both the pilots aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 and the military pilots in the Black Hawk would have been used to navigating the complex airspace, so the question is, why it appears from the ground that the Blackhawk intentionally flew into the passenger jet, what distracted the pilots? Is there evidence that the Blackhawk helicopter was hacked, thus, making it a semi autonomous drone? And if the technology exists, what would be the motivation for this occurring? Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm pacific time) Clyde Lewis talks with military analyst, James Ponder about BLACKHACKED DRONE.

Tonight's Guest

James Ponder

James Ponder was in the Army from 1975 to 1987 as a Missile and Testing officer and Chief Data Officer. He was privy to Soviet tactics and strategies, Russian and Warsaw Pact equipment, and specialized in their nuclear and space systems as well as their deployment of forces. In 2011, he was taught that the Iranian government-based cyber attackers were branching into all fields of attacks on Western sites (esp. US, UK, and Israel), including logic bombs, DDoS attacks, hidden malware, and ransomware. James is a co-founder of EMP Survival Systems.

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