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'Saw It Floating': Florida Fishing Charter Recovers US Military Drone
The aircraft was recovered after a routine test flight splashed down in Gulf waters, officials said.
- On Saturday, a fishing charter operated by Hot Spots Charters near Eglin Air Force Base in Florida reeled in a large, gray military drone, capturing photos before government authorities took possession.
- Eglin AFB officials confirmed the recovered object is a Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, drone that "impacted the water during routine scheduled testing" on September 17.
- Manufactured by Arizona-based Spektreworks, the FLM 136 drone is a clone of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136; the 70-pound aircraft measures 9.8 feet long with an 8.2-foot wingspan.
- After charter captain Daniel Arsenault brought the device to the dock, the Defense Department retrieved it; CENTCOM uses these drones in Operation Epic Fury to deliver "American-made retribution."
- Florida waters have yielded strange catches before; in 2023, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor's family reeled in 70 pounds of cocaine worth more than $1 million.
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Off Florida, fishermen climbed a US Air Force military drone in their nets. The prototype, an FLM 136, exact replica of the Iranian Shahed-136, had failed near the Eglin Air Base...
The finding coincided with the news of a drone that was lost at the Eglin Air Force Base.
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