Near-misses, crashes, airspace violations, and arrests — when drone flights go wrong.
Hello fellow drone pilots! It’s so nice to be read again by you guys. I almost feel like we’re relatives now. Can I use your drone? Please? Do you remember one of my last articles where I was telling you about my first crash? How many times have you been in a situation where you…
On March 8, 2025, a tense standoff in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood put the SFPD’s drone program under scrutiny. A suspect allegedly fired at a police drone—marking a potential first since the department began using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in 2024—before engaging officers in a shootout. The suspect was wounded and hospitalized with non-life-threatening…
A bipartisan bill introduced on February 20, 2025, by Senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is set to enhance drone security at major U.S. sporting events. Known as the Disabling Enemy Flight Entry and Neutralizing Suspect Equipment (DEFENSE) Act, this legislation has earned strong support from the NFL, MLB, NCAA, and NASCAR, as…
A hotel guest’s drone crashed into the New York Hilton Midtown early Friday, February 21, 2025, scattering debris across Sixth Avenue and prompting a temporary block closure—a drone incident that amplifies safety concerns in urban airspace, especially following DJI’s recent removal of geofencing restrictions. First reported by the NY Post, the crash at this iconic…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update! We have five stories for you this week: a drone crash into a uranium mine, a Georgia bill to ban Chinese drones, the North Dakota Senate rejecting a Chinese drone ban, the Sumas Police Department performing a remarkable rescue, and lastly, some new DJI products. Let’s get started!…
The drunk drone incident, which occurred at a classic car event in Rättvik, central Sweden, set a significant precedent for drone regulations
Russian air defense systems intercepted multiple waves of drone attacks across several regions, including four separate locations around Moscow, highlighting the growing challenges of urban air defense against unmanned aerial systems. According to Reuters, the incidents led to temporary suspensions at two major Moscow airports and resulted in infrastructure damage in surrounding regions. Widesprea
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary findings on the December 21, 2024, drone show accident at Lake Eola in Orlando, revealing that multiple technical failures and positioning errors contributed to the incident that injured a seven-year-old boy and led to nationwide drone show cancellations According to the NTSB report released on…
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