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Amazon Delivery Drone Crashes in Dallas Suburb
Amazon employees can be seen surveying the scene in the clip. Firefighters and Amazon workers worked together to clean up before the drone was loaded into a truck.
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U S MQ-9 Reaper Crashes in Afghanistan
A United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle has reportedly crashed near Maidan Shahr, the provincial capital of Maidan Wardak, west of Kabul, according to initial regional and security reports.
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Anduril Faces Setbacks from Drone Crashes
A U.S. military plane soared over Florida's Eglin Air Force Base earlier this month and released a drone made by the defence tech giant Anduril Industries to test whether it could take flight and conduct surveillance. The drone – a winged model known as Altius – nosedived 8,000
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FAA Probe After Amazon Delivery Drone Snaps Internet Cable in Texas
Amazon is facing a federal probe after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable in central Texas last week. The probe comes as Amazon vies to expand drone deliveries to more pockets of the U.S., more than a decade after it first conceived the aerial distribution program,
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US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Crashes off South Korea Coast
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed Monday morning off the west coast of South Korea, a South Korean newspaper reported the same day, citing U.S. and South Korean military sources. The Reaper, assigned to the 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, “experienced an accident
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Amazon Drone Makes Emergency Sidewalk Landing in Arizona
What might look like a fallen Amazon delivery drone could actually be an unexpected, controlled landing, a mechanism to ensure safety when things go awry. NeighboUrs in one Goodyear community posted photos online of an Amazon drone lying on the sidewalk on Tuesday. Austyn C. said he was checking the
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China's National Day Drone Show in Quanzhou Ends in Disaster
A spectacular drone and fireworks show in Quanzhou, China, celebrating the launch of the Cai Guoqiang Contemporary Art Center, turned chaotic after a technical glitch caused dozens of drones to crash mid-performance. Some plunged into the sea, others hit the ground — forcing an abrupt end to the event. Fortunately, no
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Two Amazon Delivery Drones Crash in West Phoenix
Two Amazon Prime Air drones hit an extended crane conducting work on the roof of a Tolleson building, causing the drones and the crane to crash in different parking lots, according to the Tolleson Police Department. Tolleson police officers, the Avondale Fire Department and the Tolleson Fire Department responded to
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Russian Gerbera Drone Washes Up on Latvian Coast
In Latvia, the wreckage of a Russian Gerbera drone was found on the coast. Parts of the drone washed up on the beach of Varva parish, Ventspils region. Latvian newspaper Sargs reported the incident. According to the publication, local residents came across the object while walking and immediately reported it
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Russia Equipped Drones for Poland Incursion with Extra Fuel Tanks
Before being sent toward Poland, Russian forces equipped Gerbera drones with additional fuel tanks to extend their range, a Ukrainian analyst known as Polkovnik GSh (war_home) said. In the standard configuration, the Gerbera carries a single fuel tank in its tail. The drones that crashed in Poland had an
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Long-Range Drone in Arctic Edge Exercises Crashes in Alaska
An ultra-endurance drone roughly the size of a small plane crashed along the beach near Ninilchik, according to aviation authorities. The crash involved an aircraft with a 36-foot wingspan known as Vanilla Unmanned, built for days long endurance flights and involved in several military flights including some in Alaska in
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UK Border Surveillance Drone Found Burning on Motorway Roadside
Firefighters were called between Junction 13 for Folkestone and Junction 12 for Cheriton for a ‘vehicle fire’, but found the overturned drone on fire at 2pm. Home Office branding was seen on the bottom of the craft. Eye witnesses reported seeing the registration number 'G-TEKE' on the drone.