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US Navy reports first results on MQ-8B drone-helicopter accidents

Washington, Usa - The aircraft crashed independently and for different reasons

An investigation on two different accidents involving two MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter-drones (remote-controlled unmanned helicopters which takes the designation VTUAV, Vertical Take-Off Unmanned Air Vehicle) has been conclude by the US Navy, which reported its first results. Both accidents occurred independently and for different reasons. The first, happened on March 30, 2012, during operations...

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Rome, Italy, 08/02/2012 09:47
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