A Turkish-made Bayraktar Akıncı drone has crashed in Libya for the first time. Images and videos of the wreckage were shared online shortly after the incident. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Indian Navy Gets Replacement for MQ-9B Drone that Crashed In September
Months after an MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone crashed into the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Navy has received a replacement for the high-altitude long-endurance surveillance platform from its US-based manufacturer General Atomics, authoritative military sources said on Sunday. Continue reading
California Man Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone into Canadair During Palisades Fire
A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January the Justice Department announced. Continue reading
Drone Collides with Paraglider, Forcing Emergency Landing
In San Diego a Torrey Pines paraglider was forced to make an emergency landing when a drone became entwined in his parachute. Continue reading
Drishti Starliner Crashes off Indian Coast During Trials
The Drishti 10 Starliner drone, manufactured at Adani Defence and Aerospace facility Hyderabad, on Tuesday crashed off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat during its pre-acceptance trials. It would have been inducted upon completing trials. Continue reading
USAF MQ-9 Shot Down in Syria – by US Ally
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was mistakenly shot down in northern Syria on Dec. 9 by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Continue reading
Russian Drones Crash in Moldova
Ten Russian drones strayed into neighbouring countries during record 145-drone attack on Ukraine on Sunday.
Russian Stealth Drone was on Bombing Run When Shot Down Over Ukraine
A rare Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik—the Russian air force’s first stealthy armed drone—got shot down apparently by an accompanying Russian fighter after the drone seemingly malfunctioned near the Ukrainian-held fortress town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. Continue reading