The unmanned aircraft had been in the air for close to five hours before its mission crew realized that something was wrong. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
US Says Downed RQ-170 Data Heavily Encrypted
A US official says Iran will find it hard to exploit any data and technology aboard the captured CIA stealth drone because of measures taken to limit the intelligence value of drones operating over hostile territory. Continue reading
Experts Sceptical About Iran’s GPS Hack Claim on RQ-170
Take everything that Iran says about its captured US drone with a grain of salt. But its new claim that it spoofed the drone’s navigational controls isn’t implausible. Continue reading
Iran Plans To Put 3 US and 4 Israeli Downed UAS On Display
Iran plans to put foreign UAS it has in its possession on display in the near future, according to an informed source close to the Tehran Times. Continue reading
Model Airplane Hits Federal Building in Massachusetts
Last week a three-foot model airplane crashed into a federal building in Waltham, Massachusetts. Federal investigators from DHS and the FBI promptly began investigating the incident, but so far no evidence exists to suggest any foul play. Continue reading
US Air Force Report Highlights UAS Vulnerability to Cyber Attacks on GPS
A day after the announcement of the downing of a RQ-170 in Iran, the Public Intelligence website received an FOUO report entitled “Operating Next-Generation Remotely Piloted Aircraft for Irregular Warfare” published in April 2011 by the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. Continue reading
Iran Hacked RQ-170 GPS – Fooled into Autopilot Landing in Iran
Iran guided the CIA’s “lost” RQ-170 to an intact landing inside hostile territory by exploiting a navigational weakness long-known to the US military, according to an Iranian engineer now working on the captured drone’s systems inside Iran. Continue reading
Iran Refuses to Return RQ-170
Photo: David Cenciotti
Iran has rejected a US call for the return of an unmanned surveillance aircraft captured by Iran’s military earlier this month. Continue reading