The U.S. military says it lost an MQ-1 drone near Agadez, Niger, according to U.S. Africa Command. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Crashed Drone in Cambodia was ‘Privately Owned’
Cambodia’s Defence Minister General Tea Banh said on March 2 that a large drone which crashed in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district last month belonged to a private company. Continue reading
Russian Military Downs [US ?] Drones off Syrian Coast
The Russian military may have shot down two drones that belonged to the U.S. Armed Forces in the eastern Mediterranean last night, the Russian aviation website Avia.Pro reported. Continue reading
Chinese Military Officials Visited Cambodia Just Before Mysterious Drone Crash
Chinese-made drone that crashed into a field in southern Cambodia
A high-level delegation of Chinese military mapping experts visited a Cambodian naval base in December, three weeks before a huge Chinese surveillance drone crashed in the adjoining province, according to a leaked document obtained by the ABC. Continue reading
Iranian Drone Down in Southwestern Province
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An Iranian military drone crash landed in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Continue reading
Chinese Drone Crashes in Cambodia
The Cambodian Air Force is still investigating the drone which crashed on Friday in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district amid shrouding mystery. Continue reading
Faulty Engine Design Caused MQ-9 Crash
An MQ-9 Reaper’s engine design led the drone to crash about 20 minutes after takeoff while deployed overseas in September 2018, a recently released Air Force accident investigation concluded. Continue reading
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch Report into DJI Matrice 210 Crash
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch just issued its report into an accident to a DJI Matrice 210 that was being operated commercially to record video footage of an outdoor athletics event. Continue reading