The Aviation Modernization Plan confirmed that pictures of a drone crash in Iraq that appeared on the internet were real. A military spokesperson said in a statement, "We can confirm an MQ-1 crashed on its way to its recovery base in Iraq [...] due to a malfunction that caused a loss of communication." The drones are part of the US Army's Pentagon; weighing up to 1,075 pounds, they cost around $21 million each and can carry Hellfire missiles.
The Pentagon confirmed that pictures of a drone crash in Iraq that appeared on the internet were real. A military spokesperson said in a statement, "We can confirm an MQ-1 crashed on its way to its recovery base in Iraq [...] due to a malfunction that caused a loss of communication." The drones are part of the US Army's Aviation Modernization Plan; weighing up to 1,075 pounds, they cost around $21 million each and can carry Hellfire missiles.