Navy drone crashes in Maryland

June 11, 2012 by legitgov

Navy drone crashes in Maryland 11 Jun 2012 A U.S. Navy drone crashed Monday in a marsh near Salisbury, Maryland. The RQ-4A Global Hawk drone crashed during a routine training flight from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, according to Jamie Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons Program at the base. Video from CNN affiliate WBOC showed smoke rising from brush fires in the unpopulated area. [Will Marylander's take the Navy drone apart and learn its secrets? --CLGer Doug Mackenzie]