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Military Drone Lost Over Lake Ontario

Posted by samzenpus on from the hide-and-seek dept.

First time accepted submitter slipped_bit writes "An MQ-9 Reaper drone has gone down over Lake Ontario during a practice mission. The flight, being operated by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing in Syracuse, NY, was going well for about three hours before contact with the aircraft was lost. A search was started but had to be postponed due to weather."

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  1. In other news... by girlintraining · · Score: 5, Funny

    In other news, Iran took credit for the downing of this drone as well, saying they have already begun disassembling it and that 'Murica should be very afraid. Pictures have already appeared on the internet of Iranians holding cans of Ginger Ale and eating pancakes, showing their cunning ability to blend in with the indigenous population in order to get close enough to strike at the very heart of the imperialist dogs!

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    1. Re:In other news... by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 5, Informative

      Nonsense. The drone just hit a deer. Everyone in upstate NY does it sooner or later.

  2. So, those drone-hunting licenses finally paid off by crepe-boy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or were they only valid in Colorado? http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/06/deer_trail_co_sees_applications_for_nonexistent_drone_hunting_license.html

  3. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is that what Brian Boitano would do? Or would he drink Canada Dry?

    The interesting thing about using the drones domestically is that it will be harder to cover up these accidents the way they can overseas as classified information. Now we might see how reliable or not they are, and if they are really being used more than once before they wreck.

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  4. The Wreck of the MQ-9 Reaper Drone by Nova+Express · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ontario, it is known
    Never gives up a drone
    When the winds of November come early

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  5. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by hawguy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Honestly, who gives a shit. They were designed to be lost.

    At $17M each, you'd think they'd be designed to *not* be lost. How many $17M "designed to be lost" drones can we afford to send on one-way missions?

  6. Re:Bummer by istartedi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not to freak you out but.... 1. Fish defecation. 2. Aquatic bird defecation. 3. Guys on boats in the middle, nobody is looking. 4. Bilge. 5. Poorly maintained outboard motors. 6. Probably some truly horrendous stuff that didn't come to mind in the minute I took to type this while thinking about it.

    On your side, as they say, "The solution to pollution is dilution".

    If you like, you may think of your tap water as homeopathic drone.

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  7. Re:Let me be the First to Say... by cusco · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Anyone who gives a shit about Lake Ontario. If the thing was lost after three hours of operation it still has most of its fuel load.

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