The Pentagon claimed that rumors of a drone crash in Iraq that surfaced on the internet were real . A military spokesman said in a statement , " We can confirm an MQ-1 crashed on its way to its recovery facility 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 tons , 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.