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Saturday, February 08, 2014

U.S. Customs' drones back in air after crash investigation

Predator-BU.S. Customs and Border Protection put its drones back in the air on Friday after an investigation into a crash that grounded its unmanned aircraft fleet, the agency said.

The nine drones were grounded when a mechanical problem forced operators to crash one of the pilotless aircraft on January 28 off the Southern California coast.

"Effective today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has lifted the temporary grounding of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems," spokesman Michael Friel said in an email.

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