07 December 2008

First border drone lands at ND base

FARGO, N.D. - After two failed tries, the first unmanned aircraft system to patrol the northern U.S. border successfully completed its flight from Arizona to North Dakota.

U.S Customs and Border Protection officials said the Predator B drone touched down at 1:28 p.m. EST Saturday at Grand Forks Air Force Base, after a six-hour flight from Libby Army Airfield in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

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