14-08-2017 18:41 via yahoo.com

Iranian drone buzzes planes from US carrier for second time in a week

An Iranian drone buzzed an American carrier in the Gulf and came dangerously close to aircraft for the second time in a week, the US Navy has said. The unnamed Iranian QOM-1 aircraft risked collision when it came within 1,000ft of planes flying from USS Nimitz on Sunday. A US Navy statement criticised the remote-controlled flight as "unsafe and unprofessional" and said it "created a dangerous situation with the potential for collision". Last week a drone flew within 100ft of one of the carrier&r
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