A Hermes 900 HFE drone intended for the Swiss army crashed in the Israeli desert on Wednesday during a test flight. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
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
Iran Rebuilds Downed US Navy Global Hawk
Information about the U.S. Navy’s RQ-4A Global Hawk shot down by Iran on June 20, 2019, continues to surface a year on. The carcass of the aircraft has been largely pieced together by Iran, in the manner of an air accident investigation. The way it was done, and the reasons, are likely to be very different, however. Continue reading
Azerbaijan Loses an Advanced Drone
Armenian defence forces have reportedly shot-down an Azerbaijani drone built by Israel. In a statement, Armenian army said the Israeli-made drone was hit by one of its air-defence systems early after violating its airspace over a southern section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani “line of contact” around Karabakh. Continue reading
India Downs Pakistani Arms Smuggling Drone
BSF personnel carry a drone shot down along the border in J&K’s Kathua on June 20, 2020
The Indian Border Security Force shot down a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the officials said. The patrolling party of the BSF found the drone flying in the Rathua area of Hiranagar sector in Kathua, Jammu And Kashmir and shot it down. The drone fell into a field. Continue reading
Dubai Police Manned Drone Crashes During Exhibition
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A manned eVTOL from the Dubai Police crashed a few days ago during a live display. The video has been uploaded by the manufacturer Hoversurf, to show that the security measures were effective. Continue reading