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офиц заявление вроде
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 suffered mechanical or communications problems.
The Pentagon had previously announced the deployment of two armed Predator drones for the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's forces, but had not previously cited any role for the unmanned helicopter.
The aircraft was one of two Fire Scouts deployed to the Libya conflict, initially aboard a naval frigate, the USS Halyburton, a second defense official said.
The alliance lost track of the helicopter at 0720 GMT Tuesday in Libya's central coastal area, said NATO military spokesman Mike Bracken.
"This drone helicopter was performing intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance over Libya to monitor pro-Kadhafi forces threatening the civilian population," Bracken told a news conference in Brussels via videolink from Naples.
Libyan state television showed footage of a burnt-out helicopter it identified as an Apache, reportedly downed near Zliten, 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of the capital.
But NATO denied losing any attack helicopters.
//Helicopter lost over Libya is new US drone: officials
by Staff Writers
Washington (AFP) June 21, 2011
как я понял развед дрон с корабля
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/MQ-8_Fire_Scout