A USMC drone crashed in North Carolina. Do drone crashes worry you? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/a-usmc-drone-crashed-in-north-carolina-do-drone-crashes-worry-you <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/141/qrc/635778471476573533-MAR-Shadow-down-2.JPG?1443054656"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/">Shadow down: Marine drone lands in North Carolina river</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle made a forced landing in the Neuse River, just north of MCAS Cherry Point, at about 9:28 a.m. on Sept. 10.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:27:10 -0400 A USMC drone crashed in North Carolina. Do drone crashes worry you? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/a-usmc-drone-crashed-in-north-carolina-do-drone-crashes-worry-you <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/">http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/022/141/qrc/635778471476573533-MAR-Shadow-down-2.JPG?1443054656"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story/military/tech/2015/09/14/shadow-down-marine-drone-lands-north-carolina-river/72270996/">Shadow down: Marine drone lands in North Carolina river</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle made a forced landing in the Neuse River, just north of MCAS Cherry Point, at about 9:28 a.m. on Sept. 10.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SSgt Alex Robinson Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:27:10 -0400 2015-09-15T20:27:10-04:00 Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Sep 15 at 2015 8:39 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/a-usmc-drone-crashed-in-north-carolina-do-drone-crashes-worry-you?n=968371&urlhash=968371 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Less so than manned vehicle crashes. They "tend" to be lighter, requiring less fuel, which means less chance of overall damage, and since unmanned less chance of life.<br /><br />That's why UAVs (I believe the word drones is becoming overused) are valuable to us. Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:39:57 -0400 2015-09-15T20:39:57-04:00 2015-09-15T20:27:10-04:00