The police force of Montgomery County, Texas (north of Houston) was one of the first in the nation to own a drone. It cost $300k, funded largely using grant money from the DHS (Department of Homeland Security).
While using it take pictures of its SWAT team using its armored personnel carrier (BearCat), it ran into problems. The drone lost contact with the control module. During it's emergency landing it crashed into the SWAT armored vehicle.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Watch Your Heads!
Just what these United Snakes need: Fat, stupid, doughnut-gobbling drones flying drones over our heads.
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Three hundred thousand dollars for a model plane with a camera-phone attached seems completely rational.
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ReplyDeleteEsp. for taking pictures of yourselves.