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- A fishing charter group discovered a floating drone near Eglin Air Force Base off the Florida coast.
- The U.S.
- Air Force confirmed the aircraft was a test article that went missing during a training exercise.
- The recovered vehicle appears to be an FLM 136, which is a U.S. clone of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136.
- The military has since retrieved the lost equipment from the fishing vessel.
What to watch next
- Official release of information regarding the specific test mission during which the drone was lost.
- Further details on the operational use of FLM 136 drones by the U.S. military.
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Daniel Arsenault
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“Great 6 hour today with this crew! If anyone is looking for their drone please call Hot Spots!”
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…Shahed-136. Hot Spots Charters, a fishing company based in Pensacola, shared photographs of the unusual catch on Facebook, showing the drone lying aboard the vessel alongside more conventional fishing catches. “ Great 6 hour today with this crew! If anyone is looking for their drone please call Hot Spots! ” charter captain Daniel Arsenault wrote in the post. Drone reportedly recovered near Eglin Air Force Base The discovery was reportedly made in waters near Eglin Air Force Base, which is home to the US Air Force’s 96th…
“Riding along offshore and saw it floating”
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…did not identify the model. “I can confirm that we were doing a test and the test article went down,” the spokesperson told The War Zone. Arsenault told CNN that he encountered the aircraft by chance while offshore. “ Riding along offshore and saw it floating ,” he said. Drone appears to be US-made Shahed-136 clone A routine fishing trip off Florida’s Panhandle turned unusual when anglers found a suspected US military drone floating near Eglin Air Force Base. (Photo: Hot…
Eglin Air Force Base spokesperson
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“I can confirm that we were doing a test and the test article went down”
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…96th Test Wing. According to defense publication The War Zone, an Eglin Air Force Base spokesperson confirmed that a drone had gone missing from the base’s inventory, although the Air Force did not identify the model. “ I can confirm that we were doing a test and the test article went down ,” the spokesperson told The War Zone. Arsenault told CNN that he encountered the aircraft by chance while offshore. “Riding along offshore and saw it floating,” he said. Drone appears to be US-made Shahed-136 clone A…
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