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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was shot down off the coast of Yemen by Houthi fighters, defense officials said Feb. 20. It was the second time that an Air Force MQ-9 was downed by the Houthis since November as the Iranian-backed Houthis pursue a months-long campaign against commercial shipping and naval vessels in the region with drones, cruise missiles, and anti-ship ballistic missiles. Continue reading
Fragments of a Shahed-type drone were found in Moldova in a field two kilometers from the country’s border with Ukraine, the Moldovan Border Police reported on Feb. 17. Continue reading
A drone delivering frozen chicken crashed into a residential society in Gurugram near New Delhi in India on Thursday, police said. They added that an FIR was registered against the company operating the drone for breaching CrPC Section 144, which was enforced in the city. Continue reading
An American MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed in northern Iraq on Jan. 18, as the U.S. continues to fend off attacks from Iran-backed militias, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Continue reading
A new jet-powered Shahed kamikaze drone has reportedly been shot down in Ukraine, though the country’s air force has said it could not currently confirm the incident. Continue reading
A helicopter was damaged after a collision with a drone on Saturday, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office revealed in a subsequent statement. No one was hurt, but the damages to the helicopter blades will be costly. Continue reading
A military drone crashed during a test flight on Monday in the northern city of Gorgan, resulting in injuries to two civilians, as reported by the deputy governor of Golestan Province. Continue reading
An Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo may have been damaged by a large drone as it was coming into land at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport on the French Riviera on Friday after a post-landing inspection revealed damage to a part of the wing that generates more lift while flying at low speeds. Continue reading