Air Force Shoots Down Runaway Drone Over Afghanistan

Reaper Gone Rogue: Human pilots: still good for shooting
down wayward unmanned aerial systems U.S. Air Force

From Popular Science:

A drone pilot's nightmare came true when operators lost control of an armed MQ-9 Reaper flying a combat mission over Afghanistan on Sunday. That led a manned U.S. aircraft to shoot down the unresponsive drone before it flew beyond the edge of Afghanistan airspace.

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My Comment: A few million dollars down the drain, and the loss of a valuable asset.

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