UAV - Alt for mange havarier i Afghanistan

Eleven UK Hermes Crashes in Afghanistan in 5 Years

Posted on October 29, 2012 by The Editor

 

British Army operations involving leased Elbit Systems Hermes 450 tactical unmanned aircraft have recorded 11 crashes in the past five years, Armed Forces Minister Andrew Robathan has revealed.

“Since 2007 there have been 11 Hermes 450 crashes in Afghanistan,” Robathan said in response to a parliamentary question on 24 October. No accidents involving the type occurred in the UK during the same time period, he added.
“An end-to-end review for army unmanned aircraft systems training has recently been conducted, which reported at the end of September 2012,” Robathan said. “As a result, several changes have already been made to increase airmanship standards in a number of areas, with further improvements to follow.”