Northrop Grumman BAMS Crashes in Maryland

A U.S. Navy Global Hawk flying out of Patuxent River Naval Air Station crashed on Monday after operators lost contact with the aircraft. The BAMS-D (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance), an unmanned demonstrator aircraft that’s still in development, went down in a swampy area of nearby Bloodworth Island on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

There were no reported injuries on the ground and no damage to property. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The Coast Guard set up a safety zone around the marshy area along the Nanticoke River where the crash occurred.

Sources: MSNBC.com; WBOC