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Drone Hits U.S. Navy Ship

UH-OH

Malfunctioned during training.

A malfunctioning drone hit a U.S. Navy ship on Saturday during training off of Southern California, causing two minor injuries. The accident occurred when the ship was testing combat weapons systems off of Point Mugu near Los Angeles, according to Lt. Lenaya Rotklein of the U.S. Third Fleet. About 300 crew members were abroad the ship, and two sailors were treated for minor burns. Rotklein said the drone was being used to test the ship’s radar, and the ship is headed back to San Diego for damage assessment.

Read it at Associated Press