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U.S. border officials ground fleet of drones after crash at sea
Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection has indefinitely grounded its remaining fleet of nine drones after operators were forced to crash a pilotless aircraft off the Southern California coast because of a mechanical problem, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
The mishap on Monday marked the second crash of one of the agency's drones since it began using the unnamed aerial surveillance technology in 2006.
"While on patrol off the Southern California coast, the unmanned aircraft, a maritime variant of the Predator B, experienced a mechanical failure," U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael Friel said in a statement./div]http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-usa-drone-crash-idUSBREA0S01220140129?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
The mishap on Monday marked the second crash of one of the agency's drones since it began using the unnamed aerial surveillance technology in 2006.
"While on patrol off the Southern California coast, the unmanned aircraft, a maritime variant of the Predator B, experienced a mechanical failure," U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael Friel said in a statement./div]http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-usa-drone-crash-idUSBREA0S01220140129?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews
