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The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom just announced that a serious incident occurred near Helsinki Airport on 13 May 2021, when a drone flew close to an aircraft wing when the aircraft was taking off. The agency considers the occurrence a serious incident and stresses that anyone operating a drone must be aware of prohibited and restricted airspace areas.
An air ambulance helicopter came within yards of colliding with a drone over London as it flew a critically-ill patient to hospital. The remote-controlled craft hovered just below the chopper as it circled above the Royal London Hospital, a report has revealed. Continue reading
An MQ-9 suffered a catastrophic fuel leak while flying in an undisclosed area of Africa, prompting the crew to crash the Reaper as hard as possible into the ground to avoid a successful recovery of the aircraft, according to an Air Force investigation released June 4. Continue reading
A plane believed to be carrying one of Britain’s most senior civil servants on a mission to protect the vaccination programme came within 100 yards of a potentially catastrophic crash with a suspected drone. Continue reading
Watch the brand new DJI FPV drone crash right into the exploding lava fountain of Iceland’s newest volcano – Fagradalsfjall in the Geldingadalir valley. Continue reading
Israel’s Iron Dome aerial defense system is launched to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, above the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, on May 17, 2021
Air force soldiers responsible for operating the Iron Dome shot down an IDF drone during the recent fighting in Gaza because they mistakenly identified it as a hostile aircraft, causing great concern among IDF officials. Continue reading
A locally developed UAV crashed on May 21st. into the ocean off southeastern Taiwan during a military mission. There were no reports of injuries. Continue reading
