The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach/Released). Wikipedia
Drone Crashes Into Battleship, Causes $30 Mln In Damages -- RT
A US Navy battleship suffered $30 million in damages after a drone accidentally crashed into it during a military exercise and injured two sailors.
The incident occurred last November near Point Mugu, California, but the website USNI just recently reported the Navy will need about six months to fully repair the USS Chancellorsville.
According to the original Navy Times report on the accident, a malfunctioning Northrop Grumman BQM-74 crashed into the port side of the Chancellorsville during a training exercise that involved a routine radar test. The ship “was heavily damaged by the impact of a test target,” while the 13-foot drone itself “crippled a key computer center integral to the ship's cutting-edge combat systems.”
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Update: Drone Crashes into USS Chancellorsville, Injures 2 and Causes $30 Million in Damages -- Opposing Views
My Comment: Apparently it was a perfect strike .... damaging a critical computer center for the ship.
2 comments:
Which makes me question the battle-worthiness of these ships.
And every other ship in the US Navy.
Orion
So in other words they missed?
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