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Bayraktar Akıncı Drone Crashes in Libya

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A Turkish-made Bayraktar Akıncı drone has crashed in Libya for the first time. Images and videos of the wreckage were shared online shortly after the incident. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was found near Agilata, a city situated between Tripoli and the Tunisian border. This marks the first recorded crash of a Bayraktar Akıncı drone […]

Indian Navy Gets Replacement for MQ-9B Drone that Crashed In September

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Months after an MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone crashed into the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Navy has received a replacement for the high-altitude long-endurance surveillance platform from its US-based manufacturer General Atomics, authoritative military sources said on Sunday. One of the two MQ-9B drones that the Indian Navy had taken on lease was lost in […]

California Man Pleads Guilty to Crashing Drone into Canadair During Palisades Fire

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A Culver City man agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in January the Justice Department announced. Peter Tripp Akemann, 56, the former president of Skydance Interactive, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of unsafe operation of […]

Drishti Starliner Crashes off Indian Coast During Trials

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The Drishti 10 Starliner drone, manufactured at Adani Defence and Aerospace facility Hyderabad, on Tuesday crashed off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat during its pre-acceptance trials. It would have been inducted upon completing trials. Sources confirmed the drone, also known as Hermes 900, that crashed was operated by the supplier while it crashed into the […]

Russian Drones Crash in Moldova

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Ten Russian drones strayed into neighbouring countries during record 145-drone attack on Ukraine on Sunday. A second Russian drone was discovered in Moldova* on Sunday, the country’s police reported. The unmanned aircraft was found near Borosenii Noi village in Rîșcani district, with explosive ordnance teams deployed to the cordoned site. The discovery follows an earlier […]

Russian Stealth Drone was on Bombing Run When Shot Down Over Ukraine

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A rare Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik—the Russian air force’s first stealthy armed drone—got shot down apparently by an accompanying Russian fighter after the drone seemingly malfunctioned near the Ukrainian-held fortress town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine on Saturday. The wreckage rained down on nearby Kostyantynivka. Imagery from the crash site offers a tantalizing hint at what […]

Su-57 Downs Russia’s Sukhoi S-70 Stealth UCAV Over Ukraine

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A prototype of Russia’s Hunter S-70 combat drone was shot down over the occupied Donetsk region, in what experts are calling a significant embarrassment for Moscow’s air force. The incident, which occurred near the front lines in the Donetsk Oblast, has raised questions about the drone’s deployment in such a volatile area. Military specialists, after […]