[Infowarrior] - The Feds Accidentally Mailed Their $350K Drone to Some College Kid

[Richard Forno]

The Feds Accidentally Mailed Their $350K Drone to Some College Kid

Written by Jason Koebler

jasontpkoebler at gmail.com
May 5, 2014 // 05:25 PM EST

A Redditor got more than he bargained for in the mail today: He was accidentally mailed parts to a $350,000 environment and wildlife monitoring drone owned by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration.

David Miller, a spokesperson for NOAA, told me he’s not sure how the wings and control panel to a NOAA Puma drone, which the agency uses to measure ocean debris, conduct seabird surveys, and monitor ocean habitats, ended up in the hands of the Redditor, but believes that UPS somehow erred and delivered it to the college student.

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http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-feds-accidentally-mailed-their-350k-drone-to-some-college-kid

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