An MQ-1 Predator drone crashed Thursday in Iraq but was destroyed and is not in militant hands, the Air Force said in a news release Friday.
The remotely piloted aircraft was flying a combat mission when airmen lost control of the aircraft. The craft was not hit by enemy fire, the Air Force said, but an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.
The incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. local time, or 4:50 a.m. EST.
No injuries or property damage have been reported at the site of the crash, the service said.
It's the first reported loss of an RPA in the new year. In the last eight months of 2015, Air Combat Command reported the loss of at least three RPA's — two in the Middle East and one in Africa.
Though still flying for hours each day, military leaders believe the MQ-1 is reaching the end of its service to the Air Force and plan to retire the aircraft in 2017.
The 1960s-era design continues to transform.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that the claim reflects Moscow’s desire to find an alternative to missiles.
"We are way off the initial plan," subcommittee chairman Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said in Thursday's hearing.
A small, yet nimble and heavily used light-attack helicopter that carries small teams of special operators into battle has a problem.
The decision isn't yet final, but may come as soon as Friday.
The U.S. is sending Ukraine another $100 million in military assistance, including heavy artillery and counter-artillery radars, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
Currently the VA inspector general cannot force former employees to detail problems or crimes they saw during their tenure at the department.
An inspector general report recommended updating the DoD's extremism definition, which it has done, as well as creating a system to track extremism reports.
Guard members wait more than seven months on average for advancement.
Hundreds more fighters have emerged from the Mariupol stronghold where they made their last stand and surrendered.
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