El Paso resident finds Mexican Orbiter Mini drone in his front yard

When discussing drones , we usually think of the Af-Pak theater (or perhaps joy ridin’ UK teens ), so it was with some amusement that we heard about a little border excursion that a Mexican UAV made into American airspace a few days ago. According to reports, the device — believed to be an Israeli-made Orbiter Mini — was being operated by the Mexican government (on its side of the border) when it experienced some sort of “mechanical malfunction” and crossed over to El Paso, Texas, where it was discovered on a resident’s front lawn last Tuesday. The Orbiter Mini, manufactured by Aeronautics Defense Systems, has a six foot wingspan and will stay in the air up to four hours. El Paso resident finds Mexican Orbiter Mini drone in his front yard originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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