Chinese Suspect Arrested for Flying Drone Over US Military Base

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California’s Santa Barbara County. Yinpiao Zhou, 39, was taken into custody at San Francisco International Airport just before boarding a flight to China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou, a resident of Brentwood, has been charged with violating national defense airspace and failing to register an aircraft not providing transportation. Zhou was set to make his first court appearance on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. Zhou was discovered after drone detection systems at the Space…