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Army Watchkeeper Drone Crash Lands At Boscombe Down
An unmanned Army spyplane has crashed landed at MOD Boscombe Down.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the Watchkeeper drone — one of eight currently being tested from the base — suffered extensive damage last night.
The £1.2billion fleet of drones is under testing and it is expected to come into operation in 2017.
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Nobody was injured in the incident and an investigation has been launched.
An Army spokesman said: "I can confirm that on November 2 an Army Watchkeeper unmanned aerial system was involved in an incident on landing at Boscombe down airfield
"A comprehensive investigation will be completed by the Defence safety Authority [the Military Aviation Authority], therefore, it would be inappropriate to offer any additional comment at this point."
The drone was on a routine training exercise.
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