The U.S. lost two drones over Syria Tuesday after a mid air collision, a defense official announced. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Air Force One had a Near Miss with a Drone
Reports are emerging describing a potential near miss with an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) while the C-32A that President Trump was flying on was making its final approach into Andrews Air Force base on Sunday evening. Continue reading
Predicting Helicopter Damage Caused by Drone Collision
Researchers at the Delft University of Technology, TU Delft, have produced a 98-Page research thesis on ‘Predicting helicopter damage caused by a collision with an Unmanned Aerial System using explicit Finite Element Analysis‘. Continue reading
UK Drone Crash Due to GPS Interference
GPS interference caused the DJI Matrice 600 Pro survey drone to drift with the wind UK AIR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD
A British survey drone crashed into a house and fell outside due to GPS interference, according to a report by the U.K.’s Air Accident Board. The 25-pound drone fell from sufficient height to cause serious injury or death, but fortunately no one was present at the time. Continue reading
Swiss Army Hermes 900 Crashes During Test Flight
A Hermes 900 HFE drone intended for the Swiss army crashed in the Israeli desert on Wednesday during a test flight. Continue reading
Houthi Army Downs Saudi Arabian RQ-20
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The military spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’a, posted a video of a U.S.-supplied drone that was shot down over southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Continue reading
Armenia Displays $150M Worth Azeri Drones Shot Down in Border Clashes
Armenia’s Defense Ministry displayed Israeli-made military drones of Azerbaijan shot down by its anti-aircraft units in last week’s heavy fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic Flight within 300 ft of Drone at Gatwick
A Virgin Atlantic flight with 455 passengers came within 300 ft of hitting a drone just seconds after taking off from Gatwick, a near-miss report reveals. Continue reading