Robot Scores Drugs for Uncle Sugar
April 15th, 2010Via: Aviation Week:
A U.S. Navy Fire Scout made its first drug bust April 3 off the deck of the USS McInerney. The MQ-8B Vertical Take-off and Landing UAV (VTUAV) launched for a regular test flight when the ship acquired a suspected narcotics “go-fast” boat on its radar. The Mission Payload Operator completed testing and received permission to pursue the boat. The Fire Scout monitored the boat for three hours, feeding real-time video back to the McInerney. The U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment eventually moved in and seized about 60 kilos of cocaine. Fire Scout has been deployed aboard McInerney since October 2009.
Research Credit: TR
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After going off duty the coast guard crew blasted off itself with the “about” they skimmed off the “about” 60 kilos.