A Fire Scout drone helicopter like the one that that violated airspace in Washington on Tuesday, at a air show in Britain. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg NewsNavy Drone Violated Washington Airspace -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — The skies over the nation’s capital are crowded with presidential aircraft, military flyovers and the Delta shuttle, but this month a strange new bird was briefly among them: a United States Navy drone that wandered into the restricted airspace around Washington before operators could stop it.
Navy spokesmen could not say Wednesday if anyone on the ground was alarmed by the drone — officially an MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing unmanned aerial vehicle — which looks like a small windowless helicopter and was flying at 2,000 feet. The Navy did say that the drone got within 40 miles of Washington before operators were able to re-establish communication and guide it back to its base in southern Maryland.
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More News Of A Fire Scout Drone Violating Washington Airspace
Lost Navy UAV enters Washington airspace -- Navy Times
Unmanned Navy craft flies into restricted airspace -- AP
Military loses control of helicopter drone -- CNN
Runaway FireScout Roams over Washington -- Defense Update
My Comment: When one considers the electromagnetic traffic in the region, this disruption in communications with the drone should not come as a surprise .... or it was just a simple glitch.
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