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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the boarding stairs of a Ukrainian government aircraft bearing the Ukraina livery

Drone Incursion · UKRAINE

Norway's PM Says A Drone Nearly Hit Zelenskyy's Plane. Kyiv Balks

Norway's prime minister says a drone almost hit Zelenskyy's plane leaving Moldova. A source in Zelenskyy's own office calls that account exaggerated.

Haye KestelooSep 96 min read

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers parked in the open on the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

Department of Defense

STRATCOM Calls Ukraine's Spiderweb Raid 'Utterly Eye-Opening' as Drones Circle US Nuclear Bases

A STRATCOM official calls Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb 'utterly eye-opening' as the command running America's nuclear triad studies counter-drone defense.

Haye KestelooAug 26

A Forest Service drone sits on a red landing pad at night as a wildfire burns along a forested ridgeline in the background

Oregon

Oregon Warns Drone Pilots: One Flight Can Ground Every Fire Aircraft

Oregon's aviation and emergency agencies warn one unauthorized drone can ground every firefighting aircraft, as US drone incursions hit 67 in 2026.

Haye KestelooAug 23

Low flames and heavy smoke burn through a ponderosa pine forest along the shoulder of a two-lane road, with the sun glowing orange through the haze.

Drone Incidents

Drone Pilots Ground Spokane Firefighting Aircraft 26 Times

Civilian drones entered restricted airspace over the Spokane County wildfires at least 26 times in three days, repeatedly grounding helicopters and air tankers while three uncontained fires burned homes below. Two operators have been cited, and the cases have been referred to the FAA.

Rafael SuárezAug 4

Drone Incursion

Norway's PM Says A Drone Nearly Hit Zelenskyy's Plane. Kyiv Balks

STRATCOM Calls Ukraine's Spiderweb Raid 'Utterly Eye-Opening' as Drones Circle US Nuclear Bases

Oregon Warns Drone Pilots: One Flight Can Ground Every Fire Aircraft

Drone Pilots Ground Spokane Firefighting Aircraft 26 Times

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