Two Sailors Injured When Drone Crashes Into US Navy Guided Missile Cruiser 109
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "CNN reports that two sailors were hurt when a drone malfunctioned and crashed into the Chancellorsville, a 567-foot Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, as the ship operated off the Point Mugu area of Southern California in an area where BQM-74E aerial targets are widely used. The drone was being used to test the ship's radar tracking when it malfunctioned, veered out of control and struck the cruiser. 'No sailors were seriously injured, but two sailors were treated for minor burns,' the Navy said in a statement. 'The ship remains capable of operations. However, it did sustain some damage and will return to its homeport of San Diego to have the damage assessed. The Navy is investigating the cause of the malfunction.' Chancellorsville has one of the most advanced air defense systems in the Navy, and the ship regularly tests missiles off Southern California. In late August, Chancellorsville successfully used an SM-6 missile to hit a target drone off Point Mugu. The cruiser stocks a variety of missiles, including Tomahawks."
Was it using Japamese components? (Score:0, Funny)
... From the Kama-Ke Tse factory?
A matter of time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Was it using Japamese components? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hold on here! (Score:5, Funny)
...the ship's capability to detect and intercept stealth aircraft was being put to the test.
I'd say they found it and I suppose you could say the Chancellorsville "intercepted" it too.
Re:One of the most advanced air defense systems? (Score:4, Funny)
Everyone on board the drone could have been killed.