Apparently New Jersey and the East Coast was chosen as a Drone Test corridor back in June 2023 by DOD.
Dual-use test corridor to include New Jersey’s aviation innovation hub and US military facilities
June 6, 2023 Jenny Beechener Civil/military integration, UAS traffic management news, Urban air mobility
An agreement to create a test and evaluation corridor for the development of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) and automated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technologies has been signed by officials representing US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Air Mobility Command (AMC), the National Aerospace Research & Technology Park (NARTP), and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance (ACEA).
Under the terms of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), the parties will cooperatively develop a prototype dual-use US East Coast test and evaluation corridor for the demonstration, development, and evaluation of military, commercial, academic, and Federal Government UAS and AAM technologies with future application to strategic airlift capabilities of the US Air Force.
https://www.unmannedairspace.info/latest-news-and-information/dual-use-test-corridor-to-include-new-jerseys-aviation-innovation-hub-an-us-military-facilities/
DOD Officials Approve East Coast UAS and AAM Test Corridor
Government agencies are developing a prototype testing and evaluation corridor for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) technologies.
Since the completion of the Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance’s (NUAIR) 50-mile drone testing corridor in 2019, the state of New York has conducted drone integration evaluations for the FAA, flown routine beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) tests, and even experimented with 5G technology.
https://www.flyingmag.com/dod-officials-approve-east-coast-uas-and-aam-test-corridor/