A Ukrainian-made UJ-22 drone has come down in Russia within 70 miles of Moscow. This appears to be the closest a Ukrainian uncrewed aerial system has gotten to the Russian capital and follows the unexpected deployment of additional air defense assets there last month. This incident is also just one of a recent flurry of apparent Ukrainian drone attacks, or at least attempted attacks, on Russian targets in the past 24 hours or so.
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
Taiwan’s Teng Yun 2 Skids off Runway on Test Flight
A prototype of Taiwan’s homegrown Teng Yun 2 drone, developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), had an accident on February 22 after it spun out of control and ended up beside the runway at Hualien Air Base. Continue reading
MQ-9 Crashed in Al-Qaeda’s Region of Mali
An American-made MQ-9 Reaper combat UAV has crashed in West Africa. This happened on February 18 this year. Officially, the information has not yet been confirmed, but a Telegram account reported the incident. He refers to the remains of the drone, which is believed to be an MQ-9. Continue reading
Taiwan’s Teng Yun 2 Skids off Runway on Test Flight
A prototype of Taiwan’s homegrown Teng Yun 2 drone, developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), had an accident on February 22 after it spun out of control and ended up beside the runway at Hualien Air Base. Continue reading
Police UAV Operator ‘Saturated’ Before Collision with Cessna
Canadian investigators believe the police operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle became task-saturated, and unaware of a collision risk, before the craft was struck by a Cessna 172N flown by a student on a training flight. Continue reading
Israeli Air Force Again Grounds Drone Fleet After Takeoff Accident
The Israeli Air Force on Saturday grounded a fleet of armed drones after one aircraft was damaged during takeoff earlier in the day, the military said. Continue reading
Netflix Actor Struck in Face by Camera Drone While Filming
Leading Taiwan actor Kai Ko was seriously injured by a camera-carrying drone while filming Mandarin-language fantasy series “Agent From Above.” The show is set to play on Netflix. Continue reading
Henley Regatta Drone Crash Could Have Been Fatal, says Air Accidents Investigation Branch
A 28kg (62lb) drone crashed into a boat at the Henley Royal Regatta, narrowly missing its occupants, before sinking in the River Thames, an AAIB report found.