Ten Russian drones strayed into neighbouring countries during record 145-drone attack on Ukraine on Sunday.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
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
Su-57 Downs Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 Stealth UCAV Over Ukraine
A prototype of Russia’s Hunter S-70 combat drone was shot down over the occupied Donetsk region, in what experts are calling a significant embarrassment for Moscow’s air force. Continue reading
Pilot Errors Led to $25M Loss of MQ-9 in Africa
A previously undisclosed crash of an Air Force MQ-9 crash in Africa in February stemmed from the pilot’s failure to follow the takeoff guidelines and to properly recover the descending aircraft, according to a newly released report. Continue reading
MQ-9B Sea Guardian on Lease Ditches into Bay of Bengal
A high-altitude-long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy from the U.S. ditched into the Bay of Bengal off Chennai after encountering a technical failure on Wednesday (September 18, 2024). Continue reading
Ukrainian FPV Drone Rams Russian Mi-24 Helicopter
A Ukrainian first-person-view (FPV) drone hit a Russian Mi-24 attack helicopter over Russia’s Kursk Oblast on Aug. 6, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 7. Continue reading
Eighth MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Over Yemen
On August 4, local sources claimed that an American MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down over Saada province in Yemen. These sources even published photos on the social network X [formerly Twitter], allegedly showing the remnants and debris of the downed MQ-9. Continue reading
Company Suspended After Drone Crash-Lands in Singapore Suburb
An aviation technology company has been suspended from operating unmanned aircraft (UA) after one of its drones crashed-landed in a condominium development in one-north on July 19. Continue reading