{"id":715887,"date":"2010-04-13T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Gizmodo-5516041"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:15:05","slug":"pilotless-navy-helicopter-busts-cocaine-deal-during-trial-run-robocopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/715887","title":{"rendered":"Pilotless Navy Helicopter Busts Cocaine Deal During Trial Run [Robocopter]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--  div style=\"background-color: #B3B3B3; width: 160px; padding: 1px;\"><a title=\"Click here to read Pilotless Navy Helicopter Busts Cocaine Deal During Trial Run\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/robocopter\/\" style=\"background-color:#888888; color:#FFFFFF; font-size:12px;text-align:right; display:block; height:14px; padding:1px 2px; text-decoration:none; text-transform:uppercase; width:156px;\"><span style=\"color: white;\" class=\"hash\">#<\/span><span style=\"color: white;\">robocopter<\/span><\/a><\/div -->\n<div><a title=\"Click here to read Pilotless Navy Helicopter Busts Cocaine Deal During Trial Run\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5516041\/pilotless-navy-helicopter-busts-cocaine-deal-during-trial-run\" class=\"pp_image\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-color: #B3B3B3; border-width: 0 1px 1px; border-style: none solid solid;\" height=\"120\" width=\"160\" title=\"Click here to read Pilotless Navy Helicopter Busts Cocaine Deal During Trial Run\" alt=\"Click here to read Pilotless Navy Helicopter Busts Cocaine Deal During Trial Run\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache-09.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/04\/160x120_firescout.jpg?resize=160%2C120\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"play_icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe US Navy&#8217;s unmanned &#8220;<a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #firescout\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #firescout\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/firescout\/\">Fire Scout<\/a>&#8221; helicopter was out minding its own business on a trial run, when its home base warship detected a suspicious speedboat on radar. 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