HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – An Air Force attack drone was damaged Wednesday when it went off a runway during takeoff at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico, the military said.
The remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 49th Wing was the only aircraft involved, base officials said in a statement.
A board of Air Force officers will investigate the accident to determine the cause, the statement said.
The base is 79 miles north of El Paso, Texas.