OUTRIDER UAV CRASHES, FLEET GROUNDED

The Pentagon's fleet of Outrider unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

has been grounded following a crash of one of the Alliant Techsystems'

[ATK] drones in a recent flight test, according to Army officials.

Recently, an Outrider UAV lost engine power about three minutes

after takeoff from Alliant Techsystems' test center in Glasscock,

Texas, and went down in a field about two miles from the test

facility. The UAV was conducting a routine endurance flight test.

Army officials said the accident was labeled a Class B mishap,

which causes $200,000 to $1 million in damage but no fatalities, and

is being investigated by the …