Drone Strike
Russia Responds to Drone Attacks; 3 Lives Lost Near Ukrainian Border
In recent events, Russia announced that it prevented a Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow. However, a separate drone strike near the Ukrainian border claimed the lives of three individuals. Belgorod region’s governor reported that the drone targeted a village sanatorium…
Russian Supersonic Jet Downed in Ukrainian Drone Strike
A flagship Russian supersonic jet, the Tupolev Tu-22, was reportedly destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike, with photos of the flaming aircraft emerging on social platforms. According to the BBC and Ukrainian media outlets, the aircraft, which had been significantly…
Moscow’s Airspace: The New Drone Battlefield
In recent events surrounding the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that two Ukrainian drones ‘found’ themselves in Russian airspace and were swiftly brought down over the Moscow region. Residents of Krasnogorsk, a town in Moscow’s…
Ukrainian Drone Suspected in Damage to Russian Building
Tensions rose as a building in the Russian city of Belgorod faced significant damage on Sunday, suspected to have been caused by a Ukrainian drone. Vyacheslav Gladkov, the Governor of Belgorod, announced a “State of emergency in Belgorod” via his…
Winnipeg’s Drone Strike Against Mosquitoes
The city of Winnipeg in Canada, looking for new ways to control the buzzing mosquito population, has turned to the sky. A $10,000 pilot project using drones for mosquito control is about to take off. The goal? To target hard-to-reach…
Newsmax Fumbles: Iowa Collapse Drone Footage Used for Russia Story
The right-leaning television network, Newsmax, has faced public backlash for employing drone footage from a building collapse in Davenport, Iowa, while reporting on a drone strike in Moscow, Russia. This past Sunday, a six-story building in Davenport partially collapsed. The…
Drone pilot arrested after flying near Minnesota State Patrol helicopter over Minneapolis
A 31-year-old drone pilot from Minneapolis found himself in custody after he unlawfully operated a drone in close proximity to a State Patrol helicopter on Tuesday night. The event is now being closely scrutinized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).…
DJI Inspire 2 Drone Strikes Actor During Film Shoot
An actor sustained a minor head injury after being hit by a DJI Inspire 2 drone while filming in Morlais Quarry, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, on July 19, 2022, according to an Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report. The drone…
Drone strike. What happens when a drone hits an airplane propeller?
Drone strike. What happens when a drone strikes the propeller of an airplane? Well, not that much really as you can see in this Youtube video where Jon Kotwicki flies a cheap Amazon drone into the spinning propeller of his…