An Israel Defence Forces observation airship crashed on May 4, on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. Continue reading
Category Archives: Accident Reporting
DARPA HTV-2 – Aeroshell Degradation Caused Flight Termination
An unexpected degree of aero-shell degradation was “the most probable cause” of the premature flight termination of DARPA’s Hypersonic Technology Vehicle during a flight over the Pacific Ocean last August, according to the findings of the agency’s independent engineering review board. Continue reading
Iran Claims Reverse Engineering of RQ-170 Sentinel
Iran claimed on Sunday that it had reverse-engineered the RQ-170 captured by its armed forces last year and has begun building a copy. Continue reading
US Navy Fire Scout Fleet Not Grounded – Just Suspended
Contrary to recent reports, the Navy’s unmanned helicopter fleet is not permanently grounded following two unrelated crashes in a week, a service leader said on April 17.
NATO Rotary Wing UAS Crashes in North Afghanistan
An International Security Assistance Force rotary-wing unmanned aircraft crashed in northern Afghanistan on April 6. Continue reading
US Suspends Reaper Flights from Seychelles
The United States has suspended unmanned aircraft flights over the Seychelles while it investigates a second crash in four months on the archipelago. Continue reading
US Navy Grounds Fire Scout After ‘Incidents’
After two incidents resulting in crashes, Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations are on an ‘operational pause’ for the indefinite future. Continue reading
RQ-170 Sentinel Crash in Iran Had Little Impact on US Surveillance of Nuclear Programme
The first CIA RQ-170 Sentinel mission over Iran took place more than three years ago when the aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the country, captured images of Iran’s secret nuclear facility at Qom and then flew home. Continue reading