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…
A Drone Collision with mine shaft safety equipment forced a security Review at the Pinyon Plain uranium mine near the Grand Canyon, Energy Fuels officials reported. The incident occurred as the facility was resuming uranium ore shipments following a recent…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has escalated its investigation into a serious Drone Incident that occurred during firefighting operations at the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County, with agents now canvassing high-profile neighborhoods for evidence. The collision between an unauthorized…
A firefighting super scooper airplane suffered substantial damage after colliding with an unauthorized DJI Mini drone during critical operations over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, highlighting the escalating challenges of airspace management during emergency response operations. The incident, reported…
A Super Scooper firefighting aircraft sustained damage after colliding with a civilian drone while combating the Palisades Fire northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, highlighting the growing dangers of unauthorized drone operations in emergency response zones. The Federal Aviation Administration…
A paraglider pilot was forced to make an emergency landing at Torrey Pines Gliderport in Southern California after a drone struck and damaged his glider lines on January 7th. The incident, which reportedly occurred at 12:52 PM, highlights ongoing safety…
A firefighting Super Scooper aircraft suffered wing damage after colliding with an unauthorized drone during critical operations over the Palisades fire in Los Angeles on Thursday, marking a serious escalation in drone interference with emergency response efforts. The incident forced…
A research team from ETH Zurich has made a breakthrough in indoor mapping using a swarm of miniature drones. This development, which doesn’t rely on external systems, pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with small-scale Drone Technology. The Crazyflie Platform:…
In a surprising turn of events, Japanese automaker Subaru has successfully established global safety rules for drones, as reported by Nikkei Asia. The company’s proposed anti-collision standards for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been accepted by the International Organization for…
Eurofighter Hits Drone on Landing A Eurofighter jet collided with a drone while landing at Manching Airport in Bavaria last week. The pilot didn’t notice the collision, but damage was found after landing. The drone incident, which did not compromise…
Unexpected DJI Drone Mishap A DJI Agras agricultural drone was caught on camera colliding with a dumpster truck. The short video clip vividly captures the drone’s unfortunate crash. Hovering Close to the Ground The video begins with the DJI Agras…
An RAF F-35 Lightning stealth fighter jet narrowly avoided a collision with a drone flying at an illegal altitude over Norfolk, according to an official report from the UK Airprox Board (UKAB). The incident, which reportedly occurred on February 14,…
A Dangerous Encounter in the Sky In a startling incident in California, Andrew Hernandez now faces criminal charges for the reckless operation of his drone. This case, emerging from an event that compromised the safety of a Los Angeles Police…
A Close Call Above Daytona Beach In a startling incident over Daytona Beach, Florida, a commercial helicopter collided with a drone, narrowly averting a potential disaster. The drone incident, which reportedly took place around 2 p.m. on Saturday above the…
Tensions between the US and Russia escalated on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet harassed and subsequently collided with a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing the uncrewed aircraft to crash in the water. The Drone Collision has…
The European aviation authority, EASA, recently published the annual Safety Review. In that report, all incidents and incidents related to aviation in Europe are listed. The report shows that the number of (near) drone collisions has fallen sharply since 2018.…
A 39-year-old Argentinian tourist crashes a drone into the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, Italy in the latest Drone Incident. Last week, the man lost control of an unmanned aircraft and crashed it into the roof of the 15th-century Italian monument.…
Contrary to previous reports, an Embraer 175 that took off from Chicago O’Hare Airport last week did not collide with a drone, but with a party balloon. This is reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after an investigation. A…
British aviation occurrence analyst AAIB has released details of a bizarre incident involving an experimental drone. A scale model of an Alauda Airspeeder Mk II racing drone weighing 210 pounds became uncontrollable, climbed to an altitude of approximately 8,000 feet,…
This morning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a drone pilot from Hollywood on a federal charge alleging that he recklessly operated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that crashed into and damaged a helicopter from the Los Angeles Police…
In December last year, a news helicopter was likely struck by a drone. The NTSB has come to this conclusion based on forensic analysis and crew reports. The mid-air collision forced the helicopter to make a precautionary landing in Los…
A police drone collides with a Police helicopter in mid-air over a rural part of British Columbia, Canada in February. The drone was obliterated. The manned aircraft was damaged but was able to land safely. None of the three people…
Check out this video, in which three different drones strike an airplane in tests for the Hungarian Hub in Aviation, Legter.hu. Two of the drones that are sacrificed in the test are Phantoms from DJI. The airplane that was used…
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