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Ethiopia Loses Bayraktar TB2 Drone

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In the rugged terrains of Ethiopia’s Oromia region, a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone was reportedly downed or crashed in late May, 2024. The incident occurred in the Horo Guduru Welega Zone, an area that has seen its share of conflict. The loss of the Bayraktar TB2, a drone equipped with laser-guided MAM-L munitions, has sparked […]

US RQ-4B Global Hawk Lost Over the Black Sea

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Reports indicate that the high-altitude drone, marked with flight number 10-2045 and call sign FORTE12, took off from NATO’s Sigonella Air Base in Italy. It navigated through Bulgarian airspace, heading towards the Black Sea to perform reconnaissance in the Crimean Peninsula’s special operation area. However, as of now, neither RIA Novosti nor Flightradar have provided […]

Houthis Down Second US Air Force MQ-9 in Three Months

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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 […]

USAF MQ-9 Downed in Iraq by Iranian-Provided Missile

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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. The U.S. Air Force MQ-9 was likely downed by an Iranian-provided surface-to-air missile fired by an Iranian-affiliated Iraqi group, U.S. officials said. The MQ-9 was supporting […]

New Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Downed in Ukraine

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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. Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian soldier specializing in radio technologies and operating under the callsign “Flash,” reported the discovery on his Telegram channel on Monday. “I did not think that they would appear […]