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JetBlue Pilot Reports Striking a Drone while Landing at JFK Airport
"Yep, it hit us right, right above the cockpit."
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First Responders
Sea Drone Rescues US Army Apache Crew Near Strait of Hormuz
They were floating at the crash site for about two hours before being picked up by the drone, according to CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins.
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Whistleblowers Reveal Severed Fingers and 50 Crashes During Shield AI V-Bat Testing
Reuters found that the V-BAT has crashed more than 50 times over the past 18 months, that several staff who raised safety concerns were dismissed
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United Airlines Pilot Reports Drone Strike 3,000 Feet Over San Diego
Air traffic control alerted other pilots but did not receive any additional reports of a drone in the area, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane, which was carrying 48 passengers and six crew members, landed safely.
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US Navy MQ-4C Triton Disappears from Flight Tracking over Persian Gulf
Online flight tracking data shows the MQ-4C had just completed a roughly three-hour-long flight over the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and appeared to be returning to base at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy.
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General Atomics CCA Prototype Crashes in California
The YFQ-42A is part of what General Atomics describes as a 'family' of unmanned wingman designs collectively dubbed Gambit. The company is pitching the unmanned aircraft as a centerpiece of its drone wingman strategy, including for foreign competitions like ones in Europe.
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Iran Shoots Down Seventeenth US MQ-9 Reaper
The extent of losses is expected to strengthen calls to develop a successor to the MQ-9 with superior survivability including a much reduced radar cross section and infrared signature.
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U S Military Downs Border Patrol Drone
It's not clear why the laser was deployed but it's the second time in two weeks that one has been fired in the area. The military is required to formally notify the FAA anytime it takes any counter-drone action inside U.S. airspace.
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MQ-4C Triton Disappears from Radar Over the Strait of Hormuz
The state-of-the-art drone disappeared from radar over the Persian Gulf south of Iran on February 21 or 22, 2026, after sending a distress signal. The drone had launched from Abu Dhabi and was conducting routine surveillance flights at an altitude of approximately 32,900 feet when contact was lost.
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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.
Business
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