When Drones Crash They Reveal U.S. War Operations

Washington Post: How crashing drones are exposing secrets about U.S. war operations



Crashing drones are spilling secrets about U.S. military operations.


A surveillance mission was exposed last week when a Predator drone crashed in northwest Syria while spying on the home turf of President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. officials believe the drone was shot down, but they haven’t ruled out mechanical failure. Regardless, the wreckage offered the first hard evidence of a U.S. confrontation with Assad’s forces.


The mishap in Syria follows a string of crashes in Yemen, another country where the U.S. military keeps virtually all details of its drone operations classified.



WNU Editor: A must read overview on U.S. drone operations. Bottom line .... we are becoming more and more dependent on them for our national security/defense needs.