An International Security Assistance Force rotary-wing unmanned aircraft crashed in northern Afghanistan on April 6. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
US Suspends Reaper Flights from Seychelles
The United States has suspended unmanned aircraft flights over the Seychelles while it investigates a second crash in four months on the archipelago. Continue reading
US Navy Grounds Fire Scout After ‘Incidents’
After two incidents resulting in crashes, Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations are on an ‘operational pause’ for the indefinite future. Continue reading
RQ-170 Sentinel Crash in Iran Had Little Impact on US Surveillance of Nuclear Programme
The first CIA RQ-170 Sentinel mission over Iran took place more than three years ago when the aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the country, captured images of Iran’s secret nuclear facility at Qom and then flew home. Continue reading
Second Reaper Crash on Seychelles in 4 Months
A US MQ-9 Reaper crash-landed at the Seychelles main airport and careered into the ocean on Wednesday. Continue reading
C-130 Cargo Plane Hits RQ-7 Shadow in Afghanistan – New Photos
Defense Tech just published some new photos of that C-130H that collided with an RQ-7 Shadow over Afghanistan last year. Continue reading
Electrical Failure Caused Global Hawk Crash in Afghanistan
Photo: US Air Force
In-flight electrical failure caused a Northrop Grumman EQ-4 to crash in Afghanistan on 20 August 2011, says a newly-released accident investigation report. The aircraft crashed approximately 105 nm (195 km) northwest of Kandahar. Continue reading
UAS Crashes into SWAT Team Vehicle During Test Flight Near Houston
An unmanned helicopter has crashed during a Police test flight near Houston. Continue reading