Faulty signal caused Global Hawk crash
The March 29 crash of a $45 million Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle occurred when the UAV, flying at 41,000 feet over a range at China Lake, Calif., inadvertently received a test signal for flight termination from another range at Nellis AFB, Nev., the Air Force said yesterday. The Nellis range...
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