Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) has been at the forefront of members of Congress who've sounded the alarm for the past few weeks about the mysterious and unexplained drone sightings over multiple states across the country.

In a recent interview, Van Drew said there was "no doubt" that the U.S. lagged behind other rival nations in terms of fully understanding and exploiting advanced drone technologies, according to the Washington Examiner.

However, the former Democrat-turned-Republican congressman also expressed great confidence that, under President-elect Donald Trump's leadership, that situation would change and the U.S. would "catch up" or even surge ahead of adversaries when it comes to taking full advantage of rapidly improving drone capabilities.

Congressman says U.S. lags behind rivals on drone technologies

During an appearance on Fox Business this week, Rep. Van Drew asserted his belief that the U.S. trailed as much as "10 years behind" other nations on advancing drone technologies and said, "We’ve got to catch up and surpass where China is, we need to get on with this, and we can do it."

"But there is no doubt we are behind now," he continued. "We’re too interested in people’s pronouns and paying for sex changes in the military and political correctness rather than being the fastest, smartest, best, most focused military in the world."

All of that can and will change under President-elect Trump's incoming administration, the congressman argued, which is desperately needed given how "unprepared" the nation appears to be under the current administration to handle the ongoing unexplained drone situation, which has been handled "terribly" thus far.

Congressman accuses Biden admin of covering up truth about mysterious drones

Rep. Van Drew sparked controversy earlier in the month when he claimed, based on alleged unnamed high-level sources, that the mysterious drones spotted above New Jersey and other East Coast states originated from an "Iranian mothership" located somewhere off the eastern seaboard.

That particular claim has been denied by the Biden administration, albeit without any real explanation of what or from where the unidentified unmanned craft came from.

In a Dec. 18 press release, Van Drew called out National Security Council spokesman John Kirby for his "red-faced and sputtering excuses" and asserted that his "claim there is nothing out of the ordinary going on here after weeks of mounting concern is either sheer incompetence, willful ignorance, or a cover-up."

"People are reporting drones, some the size of SUVs, and instead of addressing those legitimate concerns, the administration is brushing them off and treating Americans like they are delusional. It is unacceptable," he continued.

"If these drones are a part of a government operation, we do not need to know every classified detail, but we do deserve some level of transparency," the congressman added. "We have seen this happen before. They downplayed the Chinese spy balloon, assuring us it was not a threat, and then let it drift over our country for weeks collecting intelligence. To now dismiss these drones as routine is the height of arrogance and it is disrespectful to the people of America."

Trump says government knows about drones but isn't sharing details with public

As for President-elect Trump, he too has called out the current administration for its lack of an explanation for the mysterious drone sightings in recent weeks, particularly during a mid-December press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, per a separate report from the Examiner.

"The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from," Trump told reporters when asked about the unusual drone activity. "They know where it came from and where it went. And for some reason, they don’t want to comment, and I think they’d be better off saying what it is. Our military knows, and our president knows. And for some reason, they want to keep people in suspense."

Trump declined to confirm or deny whether he'd received a classified briefing on the matter but seemed to indicate that he didn't believe the drones originated from an adversary nation, yet added of the Biden administration, "Something strange is going on. For some reason, they don’t want to tell the people, and they should."