{"id":19391,"date":"2019-12-12T21:41:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/12\/fod-damaged-drone-during-middle-east-ops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:11:58","slug":"fod-damaged-drone-during-middle-east-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/12\/12\/fod-damaged-drone-during-middle-east-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"FOD damaged drone during Middle East ops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Navy drone was damaged during takeoff in the Middle East late last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/01\/navy-5th-fleet-commander-found-dead-in-his-home\/\" target=_blank>U.S. 5th Fleet<\/a> officials confirmed this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RQ-4A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/submit\/display.asp?story_id=15442\" target=_blank>Global Hawk<\/a> \u2014 officially known as the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Demonstrator, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navair.navy.mil\/product\/BAMS-D\" target=_blank>BAMS-D<\/a> \u2014 struck foreign object debris at an undisclosed location on Nov. 26, according to 5th Fleet spokesman Lt. 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