Published: January 6, 2006
Last Modified: January 6, 2006 at 01:31 PM
Alaska’s largest unit serving in Iraq has lost a $35,000 remote-control flying device used to take pictures of hotspots from afar, the Department of Defense reported today.
The 172nd Stryker brigade lost contact with the Raven unmanned aerial vehicle Wednesday during operations in Mosul, officials said.
The device, which looks like a small plane, is equipped with a camera that provides real-time feedback to its operators. The Raven is one of the smallest vehicles used by the Army, weighing in at about 4.5 pounds with a wingspan of about five feet. [...]
Stryker brigade loses robot plane
Link to Full ArticleBy TATABOLINE BRANT, Anchorage Daily News
Published: January 6, 2006
Last Modified: January 6, 2006 at 01:31 PM
Alaska’s largest unit serving in Iraq has lost a $35,000 remote-control flying device used to take pictures of hotspots from afar, the Department of Defense reported today.
