Helicopter lost over Libya is new US drone: officials

Helicopter lost over Libya is new US drone: officials Washington (AFP) June 21, 2011 A drone helicopter that lost radar contact with NATO over Libya is a Fire Scout, an unmanned US chopper, defense officials said Tuesday, revealing the use of the new robotic aircraft in the war. "We don't know yet" why NATO's command center in Naples, Italy lost contact with the MQ-8B Fire Scout, a US defense official told AFP on condition of anonymity. It was unclear whether the small helicopter, equipped with cameras and sensors for surveillance flights off naval ships, had been shot down or s ... read more