The Briefing Room
General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: mountaineer on April 04, 2014, 08:08:45 pm
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I'd like to see how much it damaged the civilian vehicle!
Military drone crashes near Fort Indiantown Gap
April 4, 2014 6:54 AM
Associated Press via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2014/04/04/Military-drone-crashes-near-Fort-Indiantown-Gap/stories/201404040147)
JONESTOWN, Pa. — Military officials say an unmanned aerial vehicle, commonly known as a drone, crashed near a central Pennsylvania school and a hotel.
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spokeswoman Joan Nissley said no one was injured when the RQ-7 Shadow drone crashed around 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Lebanon County and was run over by a civilian vehicle.
Ms. Nissley said the aircraft crashed during training operations at nearby Fort Indiantown Gap. It came down on Fischer Avenue, between Lickdale Elementary School and a Comfort Inn.
The drone weighs 375 pounds and has a 15-foot wingspan. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The Pennsylvania National Guard trains three brigades on the use of 12 drones at Fort Indiantown Gap.
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That's very nearby my home. Fortunately, it wasn't my car. I wonder if the drone searched for a car with a Tea Party bumper sticker to crash into? Programmed by the IRS, no less. Or am I just being paranoid?
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Nope, quite rational, VM.
The vehicle reported minor damages and the drone, an RQ-7 Shadow worth $125,000, was destroyed. It is used for real-time observation and is one of the largest unmanned aircraft that is operated. ...
The RQ-7 Shadow weighs approximately 375 pounds and is approximately 11 feet long and has a wingspan of 14 feet.
In the press release, the base says it presently conducts training operations with the RQ-7 Shadow and RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicles out of Fort Indiantown Gap over the installation’s approved airspace.
WGAL (http://www.wgal.com/news/susquehanna-valley/lebanon/breaking-drone-aircraft-crashes-in-lebanon-county/25310288#ixzz2xx2irOvr)
(http://www.wgal.com/image/view/-/25312558/medRes/3/-/maxh/480/maxw/640/-/132tn7a/-/img-Drone-UPDATE.jpg)
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Wait until they get the bill for destroying government property!
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Wait until they get the bill for destroying government property!
:bigsilly: