jueves, 30 de enero de 2014

Se estrelló un drone Reaper en California

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El 27 de enero en el sur de California, unas 20 millas al suroeste de San Diego, se estrelló un drone Reaper del servicio US border patrol estadounidense al parecer por un fallo mecánico ...





... el resaltar este accidente en particular teniendo en cuenta la cantidad de drones/UAVs que se estrellan al cabo del año viene por el matíz de que el aparato accidentado es la versión equipada con un radar especialmente concebido para ser usado sobre la superficie del mar, lo que lo hace algo bastante singular. Su coste es de 12 millones de $ ...








CBP REAPER Unmanned Drone Crashes Off California CoastJanuary 28, 2014
US border patrol drone crashes off California coastRory Carroll
The Guardian
January 28, 2014
An American drone that is part of a fleet that patrols the border with Mexico has crashed off the coast of southern California.
Customs and Border Protection said the drone was looking for drug and people smugglers when a mechanical problem developed about 20 miles south-west of San Diego late on Monday. Spokesman Mike Friel said the Arizona-based crew operating the drone decided to crash it in the Pacific ocean.
The $12m surveillance drone was part of a fleet of 10 the Department of Homeland Security uses to patrol the border. It was just one of two maritime Predator B drones equipped with radar specifically designed to be used over the ocean.

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