This video shows a series of catastrophic incidents caused by a bomb release or tank jettison gone wrong. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
US Target Drone Found Floating In Philippines Ocean
Philippine navy officials said that an American target drone has been found floating in the ocean off a central province, prompting them to deploy a ship with ordnance experts after fishermen reported the object may have been a bomb. Continue reading
Royal Australian Air Force Recovers Crashed UAS Near Runway
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia’s bimonthly Flight Safety magazine just published a story about a potentially dangerous UAS mishap that occurred last year. Continue reading
Iran Claims 2 Raven UAS Downed in 2012
Iran claims to have captured two miniature U.S.-made unmanned surveillance aircraft over the past 17 months, according to Iranian media. Continue reading
UK’s Unmanned Air Force Decimated by Pilot Error
Nearly half of Britain’s top-secret military UAS deployed in Afghanistan have crashed – many because of pilot error.
UK Parliament Inquiry into UAS Deployment
The UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee will examine Britain’s increasing deployment of UAS after an investigation by the Military Aviation Authority found surging demand is ‘constraining the length of time available to train and qualify’ new operators. Continue reading
Iran Claims it Decoded Data from Captured CIA RQ-170
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Monday said it has decoded all of the data from an advanced CIA unmanned surveillance aircraft captured last year. Continue reading
U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Crashed on Nevada Test and Training Range
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper crashed on the Nevada Test and Training Range on December 5, 2012 at approximately 7:14 p.m. Continue reading