Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

 Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet – Wired | Danger Room.

Sortta makes you wonder how the virus got there, what the delivery system was?  If we can’t protect our weapons from Viruses what’s Next?

Update 10/13/2011: Military.com is carrying an article from Associate Press that states that the computer virus that his the Drone program was not directed at the military systems but was a common malware package that us used to steal log-ins and passwords used in online gaming.  According to Air Force Space Command, the virus did not get in the flight control system.  Instead it got into ground control systems that run backup power supplies, environmental controls and workstations.