When you said "Drone" I thought you were talking about a target facilitating unmanned aircraft - that is the correct use for the word "Drone" and not for the RQ-4 in the article. That is a common etymology mistake expected from an ill-informed journo or ill-educated individual?
Now the RQ-4 can autonomously land, so I'm surprised the article states the Pilot lost comms with it? When it comes to safety the CAA are getting it wrong and making our country lag well behind the rest of the world; in years to come we may well compare this blinkered attitude to the introduction to the locomotive, automobile, heavier-than-air aircraft and the jet engine.
Burn the Spinning Jenny, eh, Beags...
