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BRINC Responder drone with police markings sitting on the roof of a Redmond, Washington police SUV, with two more cruisers behind it

Drone Crash · Police

Boston Police Drone Wrecks a Parked Car Six Days Into Its DFR Pilot

A BRINC Responder flown by Boston police fell onto a Mazda in Brighton on September 3, less than a week after BPD sold the program on safety.

Haye KestelooSep 197 min read

Pilot Institute host presenting the weekly drone news update covering a police drone crash, DJI Neo 3 leaks, Wingcopter's recon drone, and a drone rescue

Drone as First Responder

Boston Police Drone Crashes on a Car Days After Its DFR Launch

Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have four stories for you this week: a Boston police drone crashes, DJI Neo 3 leaks, Wingcopter unveils a new recon drone, and a search and rescue team in Canada uses drones to save a stranded climber. Let's get to it.

Greg ReverdiauSep 18

Japan

Japan's $110M Global Hawk Drone Crashes on Undisclosed Mission

Japan's first RQ-4B Global Hawk loss: the $110M drone crashed off Tottori three minutes after its link failed. The ASDF won't say what it was doing.

Haye KestelooSep 16

Amazon

Amazon Delivery Drone Crashes in North Texas

An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone crashed into the side of an apartment complex in Richardson, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, creating a brief moment of panic, a cloud of smoke, and a reminder that even futuristic delivery dreams still run into gravity, as FOX4NEWS reported. According to local officials, the drone struck the exterior of…

Rafael SuárezFeb 8

Drone Incidents

460-pound drone flown by Arkansas Army National Guard crashed in Lavaca

During a training exercise, a 460-pound military drone flown by Arkansas Army National Guard crashed in Lavaca city limits on Tuesday.

Haye KestelooAug 26