More than 400 U.S. military drones crashed since 2001

More than 400 U.S. military drones crashed since 2001

U.S. military drones have malfunctioned in myriad ways over the past decade, plummeting from the sky because of mechanical breakdowns, human error, bad weather and other reasons, according to a year-long Washington Post investigation.

Documents obtained by The Post detail scores of previously unreported crashes involving remotely controlled aircraft, challenging the federal government’s assurances that drones will be able to fly safely over populated areas and in the same airspace as passenger planes.


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http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/06/11/when-drones-fall-from-the-sky/