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Navy BAMS Demonstrator Crashes in Maryland

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

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A Navy unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator based on the Air Force’s Global Hawk crashed yesterday during a test in Maryland, just days ahead of manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] plans to roll out the first aircraft under the Navy’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) program. The BAMS-Demonstrator, or BAMS-D, crashed shortly after noon in an unpopulated and swampy area near Bloodsworth Island in Dorchester County, Md., the Navy said. The crash site was identified by a pilot in an F/A-18 aircraft,…

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