Drone Attack & Incident Tracker

A man was sentenced to prison for infringing upon the privacy of others by illegally using a drone to videotape people inside a skyscraper without curtains.

Brentford v Wolves Premier League match was suspended for 20 minutes due to risks posed by an unauthorized drone flying above Brentford Community Stadium.

Nigerian Air Force aircraft attempted to intercept drones flying over its airspace.

A man trying to smuggle drugs into the Westgate Correctional Facility using a drone was arrested when prison guards intercepted the drone.

Due to drone sightings at sensitive locations in Sweden, air traffic at Bromma Airport was redirected.

Indian Border Security intercepted a drone that was spotted 600 feet from the international border with Pakistan.

A drone crashed into the windshield of a car driving on the Rustaveli-Lunacharsky highway.

In a suspected drone attack, Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a key oil facility in Abu Dhabi, killing three people and igniting a fire at Abu Dhabi's international airport.

In an unauthorized video uploaded to YouTube of a Bengals football game, a drone was seen flying illegally into the stadium during the game, around 20 feet above the field and in front of spectators.

A large drone, suspected of surveillance, was spotted flying over Sweden's largest nuclear power plant, Forsmark.

According to a multi-jurisdictional investigation, drones were used to smuggle drugs into Stony Mountain Penitentiary and Collins Bay Institution.

In addition to the drone incident at the Forsmark power plant, Swedish police have confirmed that another drone was allegedly surveilling the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant. A connection between both "extremely serious incidents" is being investigated.

Drones hovering at 500 feet above ground level were spotted 2.7 km from Iqaluit International Airport, near a scheduled fireworks display.

Mexico's deadliest drug cartel, the Jalisco cartel, launched four drone bombings on a rival camp to enflame a turf war.

A massive search was conducted by security forces in the Kanachak belt following reports of a drone sighting near the international border.

Yemen announced the downing of a second UAE spy drone.

A DIY drone likely used to smuggle drugs across the Belarus border was intercepted by Polish soldiers as they supported border guards defending the Belarus border during the migration crisis.

A tourist crashed his DJI Mavic drone onto a cathedral rooftop in Moscow.

Drone strikes in Tigray killed 19 people, most of whom were workers in a flour mill.

Two men were electrocuted while attempting to recover a drone stuck in power lines at Brimbank Park.

Armenian forces used a commercial drone to drop a mortar shell on the Azerbaijani military in the Karabakh region.

Police in France believe three suspects who stole luxury cars worth more than half a million dollars used drones to locate their victims in several wealthy Normandy towns.

A Houthi drone launched towards Saudi Arabia was intercepted and destroyed by Saudi defenses.

A suicide drone was shot down outside the Ain Al Asad Air Base in the third failed drone attack against US troops in Iraq in the past few days.

Video footage captured the Ukrainian military's use of a drone to drop two high-explosive grenades on enemy armored vehicles.

A drone was used to capture footage of a protest in Kazakhstan over increased fuel prices.

Houthi forces shot down an alleged UAE spy drone over the Usailan district in southern Yemen, demonstrating the high tensions over Emirati involvement in the Yemen conflict.

The IDF downed a Hezbollah quadcopter drone that entered Israeli airspace from Lebanon. A memory card installed in the drone showed clear images of operatives belonging to an elite Lebanese terror unit.

In Arthur, residents told police they were disturbed by a drone that flew near their home in the middle of the night.

Eleven people were arrested for flying of a drone over the closed Kovai brick kilns in the Thadagam valley. The Mineral Resources Department banned operation of the kilns for environmental reasons.

Two drones attempted to target U.S. facilities and personnel at Baghdad International Airport two years after Qasem Soleimani was killed by an American airstrike at the same airport.

A member of Sikhs for Justice is being investigated by India's National Investigation Agency for his involvement in the use of drones for cross-border smuggling.

A drone valued at $2,100 carrying marijuana, cell phones, and tobacco crashed into a house.

After departing Vancouver, the pilot of a flight reported that a drone passed overhead at 7000 feet just south of the Second Narrows Bridge.

An airplane pilot reported seeing a drone at 6,500 feet after departing Toronto Pearson Airport.

Scottish police grounded 27 drones flown illegally by members of the public during the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow under the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 (Operation Foreverwing).

Numerous drones were spotted near the new Ocean Stonehouse rail bridge, prompting authorities to issue a warning.

Unauthorized use of a drone for aerial photography in the Al Qusais area led to a fine for an engineer.

The Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust reminded drone users to preserve a 100-meter distance from wildlife after a drone flew over resting seals, causing them to flee.

India's Border Security Forces recovered 40kg of heroin dropped by two drones from Pakistan.

After drug traffickers/militants killed two Iranian soldiers earlier in the month, the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps used an armed drone to strike the militant's camp site.

A drone crashed 1.5 km from Iraqi intelligence service headquarters; no injuries were reported.

The Saudi coalition destroyed a Houthi drone that was launched from the Sanaa airport and was aimed at King Abdullah airport in Jizan.

Seven prison guards from the maximum-security Tramacúa Prison were charged with running a drone delivery service that delivered contraband for sale in the jail's internal black market. The scheme was discovered when a drone was flown to the wrong drop-off point.

A drone attack on a minibus at a market in Enderta killed 23 civilians.

An RAF jet shot down a hostile drone above the At Tanf Coalition base in the first air-to-air engagement since the Falklands War.

Indian Border Security Forces shot down a low-flying Pakistani drone near an outpost in Wan village, Punjab for the first time.

Drones dispatched from Pakistan made three sorties near the Indian border of Amritsar and Tarn Taran. Dense fog in the area raises concern about an increase in drone incidents across the border.

Four suspects were arrested when they tried to fly a drone into Calhoun County State Prison with a payload containing ecstasy, marijuana, phones, and tobacco.

A man was fined for flying an unregistered drone over the Sayano Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station in order to shoot a video.

A police drone that had been used for a search mission was found in a playground five kilometers from where it took off because the return to home option had not been correctly set, and the officer lost sight of it in the mist.

A Ukrainian drone dropped explosives near a public transport station in the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic. Soldiers were killed when explosives detonated when they arrived to disarm it.

Indian Border Security Forces reported drone activity near the Satpal border outpost along the international border in Jammu & Kashmir.

In Western Africa, a water tanker was destroyed by a missile launched from a drone. Water trucks might not seem like military targets, but in this region, water is scarce and important.

Gunmen from the CNJG drug cartel marched through Villa Victoria threatening residents and driving them from their homes with automatic weapons and weaponized drones.

A police surveillance team caught two men as they were launching a drone containing cannabis and tobacco valued at $73k toward the Collins Bay prison.

Police in Northern California arrested a man for
shooting a BB gun at their drone.

Drone sightings were reported near the Sundarnagar border outpost, putting the BSF and Punjab police on high alert.

According to Kuwaiti news, five reconnaissance drones entered Iranian airspace to identify and spy on the Natanz nuclear facility and surrounding military sites.

A large Iranian military reconnaissance drone crashed in a mountainous region of Iran.

Indian Border Security Forces shot at a drone along the India-Pakistan border that was attempting to transport contraband.

Three men attempted unsuccessfully to deliver contraband to a Russian prison using a drone that had been disguised as a police drone by applying stickers on it that read "Police".

A mortar round was dropped from a drone onto a rooftop of a SUV in the outskirts of Donetsk, which is controlled by Russian-backed separatists.

The Saudi coalition reported that a Houthi surveillance drone was launched from the Sanaa airport, which has been turned into a Houthi military testing ground and platform to launch cross-border attacks.

An illegal drone captured footage of thousands of protesters in Sydney against vaccine mandates.

Video taken by an unauthorized drone captured an anti-Covid vaccine protest in Melbourne.

The Riga International Airport had air traffic suspended for thirty minutes as a result of military drones flying in restricted airspace three kilometers from the airport.

The military in Odessa shot down a brand new Police DJI Matrice 300 RTK drone that the police were testing in an anti-terrorist exercise. It was unfortunate that the police chose an area near army warehouses with fuel to conduct the test flight. 

The Israeli defense minister disclosed the location of two Iranian drone bases used in recent sea attacks by Iran and emphasized that UAVs are a precision weapon capable of hitting strategic targets worldwide.

There were more than 40 drone sightings reported to the FAA in the Tampa Bay area over the past year, raising concerns about drones flying in unauthorized airspace and crashing into aircraft.

A month after the pilot of a drone that flew over the Corbett Tiger Reserve was not traced, authorities issued orders that any unclaimed drones hovering over the park be shot down since they pose a threat to the safety of 230 animals.

A medical helicopter carrying a patient to the University of Virginia Medical Center was forced to do evasive maneuvers to avoid colliding with a drone flying much higher than the legal altitude.

A man was arrested for attempting to smuggle contraband into the Cessnock Correctional Center using a drone normally used for fishing and bait release.

Officials from the Indian Council of Medical Research flew a drone into a restricted area of the Kempegowda International Airport without permission.

The Arab Coalition shot down three Houthi drones carrying explosives that were headed toward Saudi Arabia.

Four people were arrested for using drones to deliver contraband to prisons in Rio Grande do Sul.

Drone drops at HMP Liverpool have been blamed for the prison's drug problem, raising concerns about its vulnerability to infiltration by drones.

Hunters who used drones to scout were warned that Oregon's regulations prohibit the use of drones for hunting, trapping, and angling.

A photographer is being investigated for terrorism after flying a drone near the largest crude oil refinery in Venezuela, the Amuay refinery.

An attempted drone delivery of eleven cell phones to inmates at the Lawrenceville Correctional Center led to the arrest of two men.

A van came "inches from disaster" when it was hit the side by drone that flew down the middle of the Queensferry bridge less than 3m above the road.

The UK's Airprox Board issued a ruling on an August 28 incident in which a drone came within 10 feet of a passenger plane landing at Bradford Airport, which forced the pilot to duck under the cockpit window to avoid shattering glass.

Drone deliveries of contraband into Canadian prisons are intensifying to nearly one per day, prompting authorities to seek sophisticated anti-drone solutions.

An airplane pilot reported seeing a drone near a runway at Calgary Airport.

Firefighting efforts were delayed several times due to drones flying over the Sauratown Mountain wildfire.

A helicopter confronted a drone at 1,000 ft. in a restricted airspace zone near Montreal St-Hubert Airport.

The Court of Competition, Regulation and Supervision upheld a ruling regarding an incident that occurred on August 20, 2018, when a drone fell on the runway at Humberto Delgado Airport, disrupting operations for eight minutes.

In a near miss, a drone came within 10 meters of a Swiss Air Force aerobatic plane flying at 9000 feet.

BSF personnel fired at a drone that had been seen twice along the border and forced it to return to Pakistani territory.

The IDF's Iron Dome missile defense system downed a Hamas drone that had been launched into the Mediterranean Sea from the Gaza Strip during a missle attack.

In response to a spike in risky drone flights in restricted airspace near the airport, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority issued a warning, seeking to inform operators of their responsibilities and laws surrounding drone flying.

Drones repeatedly cause problems over Dietzenbach with them being used in neighborhood disputes, and by burglars to spy on potential targets.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an attempt to assassinate him after an explosive-laden drone targeted his residence.

Police seized 11 kg of heroin that was smuggled into the Fazilka district from Pakistan via drones, which are increasingly being used to smuggle narcotics and weapons into India.

Astronauts at the Mars Desert Research Station are being interrupted by drones that are intruding on their research

Drones are being used at least once a week to deliver drugs to Wandsworth Prison, fueling violence.

A foreign national was arrested for using an unauthorized drone to film the Temple of the Tooth for his YouTube channel.

According to the FBI, the July, 2020 crash of a drone near a Pennsylvania electricity substation was the first time a modified unmanned aircraft system was used to target an energy infrastructure in the United States. 

During landing at Kapiti Coast Airport, a pilot reported a drone in his flight path at 500 feet.

A man was detained at the Asian Games Village for using an unauthorized drone to take aerial pictures.

Saudi defenses intercepted a Houthi-launched weaponized drone aimed at Khamis Mushait.

A helicopter preparing for departure reported a drone flying in restricted airspace at Vancouver Airport.

Tongzhou police arrested a man for operating a DJI Mavic 2 drone in restricted airspace near Capital Airport.

Two men were arrested for using a drone to deliver drugs and tobacco to Lieber Correctional Institute.

An urgent need for counter-drone solutions has arisen due to the volume of drone intrusions from Pakistan into Gurdaspur, Punjab during 2021 (17 incidents, including 6 since August).

Yuma Border Patrol seized a drone that crossed the border from Mexico with 6.5 pounds of heroin and GPS tracker in its payload.

Extinction Rebellion activists used drones to protest at ExxonMobil Oil Refinery, the largest refinery in the UK, ahead of the COP26 climate summit.

Ukrainian forces sent a drone laden with explosives to attack an oil tank farm in Donetsk; no explosion occurred due to an ammo malfunction.

Moroccan Police Intercepted a mini-drone packed with 870 psychotropic tablets being smuggled from Ceuta to Fnideq.

A man who shot down a Sheriff's drone that was searching for stolen cars was sentenced to five years in prison.

Two drones flew over La Lanterne, French President Macron's country residence while he was there. Flying over La Lanterne is illegal and carries a one-year prison sentence and a fine of 75,000 euros.

An unauthorized drone and a passenger plane came within 25 meters of colliding at Glasgow Airport. The investigation concluded that there was a "high" risk of collision and the safety of passengers on board was compromised.

Authorities recovered contraband valued at $280k dropped by drone at Collins Bay Institution in a third and largest incident since June 2021.

A drone flying over a vegetation fire in Naenae deterred aerial firefighting efforts.

The Jordanian army shot down a drone that was being used to smuggle drugs from Syria into Jordan.

Five Iranian IED laden drones were used to attack a U.S. military base at At-Tanf.

A pilot reported seeing a drone flying 500 feet below his plane as he approached Toronto Pearson Airport,

Drones harassed a couple while hiking in Canyon Regional Park and in their backyard, which they described as creepy and invasive.

Indian Border Security Forces seized 1.1 kg of heroin that was drone-dropped near the Indo-Pakistan border.

Pistols delivered by drones from Pakistan to the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist organization in India have been used to target and kill non-local, non-Muslims.

Aberdeen International Airport installed new signage regarding drone restrictions due to significant increase in drone usage nearby.

At 1,300 feet, a pilot landing at Windsor Airport reported seeing a drone close by.

Police fined a man for flying a DJI Phantom drone in Danfengmen Square Railway Station.

A drone and light aircraft came within 330ft of each other above a crowded promenade within Blackpool Airport no flight zone.

An airplane pilot and the tower at Toronto Pearson Airport reported seeing a drone on a runway.

At 1,600 feet, the pilot of a private plane had to maneuver to avoid colliding with a drone.

Illegal drones flying over Hull Fair posed a threat to fairgoers and rides.

An airplane pilot actively averted colliding with a drone flying more than 2,000 feet above the legal limit.

A drone flying in restricted airspace came within 20-50 feet of a small plane at 3,000 feet.

A drone that hovered too high over Newcastle Racecourse disrupted air traffic at a nearby airport.

King Abdullah Airport was attacked by a Houthi drone carrying explosives.

A drone operator missed his target, dropping contraband onto a police patrol car instead of the nearby prison.

A drone came within 500 meters of a Government of Canada, Department of Transport plane landing at Iqaluit Airport.

As an emergency medical services helicopter raced to the hospital, it was forced to sharply descend when a drone suddenly appeared in its flight path at 800 feet – twice the altitude allowed under UAV regulations.

A Cessna pilot reported a drone 100 feet above the aircraft while on final approach to Pearson Airport.

The Guiyang Railway Public Security Department fined a man after he posted a video captured by drone of a restricted high-speed railway line.

A drone was spotted over Alberta at 7,200 feet by a medical evacuation plane on approach to Calgary Airport.

Pictures posted on social media showed Ethiopian soldiers preparing a drone capable of carrying more than 100 lbs. of payload, possibly for use in the fighting between the Special Forces of the Tigray Regional Government and the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

During a Congress protest, a drone flew over the Punjab Raj Bhawan, the official residence of Punjab's Governor.

200 drones rained down from the sky during a failed light show at Wanda Plaza High-tech Zone.

Two instances were reported of drones flying in restricted airspace at Noi Bai International Airport.

Three tourists were detained for operating a drone within the Taj Mahal no-fly zone.

Despite flight regulations in the area, a tourist trying to get great pictures crashed his drone into the seventh ring of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,

In Custer Gallatin National Forest, video-drones hovered above the Shedhorn fire, making aerial extinguishment impossible.

Two people were arrested for using drone cameras without permits at the Urban Wetland Park.

A pilot en route to Chicoutimi Airport reported seeing a drone 300 meters from its wing.

A helicopter pilot spotted a drone operator 1NM from the runway at Val-d'Or Airport.

A student who wanted to capture images for social media, was instead tried for his video-drone flyover at Mont-Saint-Michel.

The pilot of a private plane reported a drone flying at 1,000 feet over a highway, outside of the Pitt Meadows Airport control zone.

A private plane on final approach to Regina Airport, sighted a drone 200 feet below its left wing.

It was reported to Kootenai County deputies that for over a year, a drone spied into a young girl's bedroom.

A helicopter pilot near Calgary Airport spotted a drone flying above them at 4,700 feet; incident reported to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

A Medevac pilot sighted a drone just 2NM from the runway at Winnipeg Richardson International Airport.

A plane flying at 3,000 feet overflew a drone that came within 100-200 feet of it after takeoff from Carp Airport.

A drone filmed a distressed autistic child in a city park, a violation of privacy.

Drones have been prohibited from flying over the Del Rio International Bridge as a means of preventing future drone recordings of the migrant crisis.

Along with the message "the people of Hanau think you throw up", a drone dropped a bag of malodorous liquid onto a group of anti-vaxxers.

Man arrested and photo-drone seized for flying near the Indian Naval Station Shivaji.

Drone deliveries to prisons typically contain drugs and cigarettes. This drone drop, however, delivered knives to the Donnacona, a maximum security prison, raising serious concerns.

A rogue drone entered the airspace during the Pope's Holy Mass in Slovakia. By fending off the drone, D-Fend Solutions counter-drone technology kept the Pope, VIPs and the crowd of over 60,000 worshipers safe.

A small drone was used to drop a variety of narcotics into the outdoor recreation area of the Theo Lacy correctional facility.

An errant drone operator missed his target and delivered contraband meant for the Lawrenceville prison yard to an adjacent schoolyard instead.

An object believed to be a drone narrowly missed hitting a passenger plane as it prepared for landing at London Stansted Airport. 

Australian water bombers fighting a raging fire at Burleigh national park were grounded due to a drone hovering at the scene.

Unapproved drones at Cape Breton Highlands National Park disturb wildlife and visitors.

Several drone incidents occurred in Calgary, including a drone flying over McMahon Stadium during the Labour Day Classic and a drone hovering above City Hall and Olympic Plaza.

Accusations of spying were hurled when a drone hovered over the Honduras national soccer team's training session before their World Cup qualifier against home team Canada.

A Houthi drone strike targeting Abha airport injured eight people and damaged a civilian plane.

Invasive drones spotted over neighborhood backyards worried residents in Springfield.

A drone carrying contraband cellphones flew over a lethal electrified fence and crashed inside the Kern Valley State Prison yard.

Drones were used by heavily armed bank robbers in Brazil to monitor police movement.

Pursuant to increased instances of people harassing wildlife with drones, Colorado state parks urge drone operators to act responsibly.

The Los Alamos National Laboratory, a high-security facility with nuclear materials, issued a warning to drone operators.

Pakistani police were alerted to drones flying over the prime minister's residence and other landmarks in Bani Gala and Bhara Kahu.

A York police drone, flying in restricted airspace, collided midair with a Cessna making its final turn toward Buttonville Airport.

In a second drone incident of the day at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport, a drone was sighted at 2,700 feet by a plane during landing.

French authorities take measures to protect the wildlife, curbing drone use at national parks and nature reserves.

The crew of a commercial flight landing at Logan International Airport spotted a drone below the plane at 8,000 feet.

A drone attempt to deliver heroin to a prison in Puerto Rico was foiled by correctional officers.

Drone activity disturbed the aerial firefighting response to Shuswap wildfire.

A drone pilot took unsolicited pictures of private homes and attempted to sell the photos to residents.

Indian police seized an unauthorized video-drone that flew over Red Fort, the historic the main residence of the Mughal Emperors.

A drone crashed through a 52nd floor window of 7 World Trade Center and became stuck in the building's exterior. The pilot was arrested.

An Iranian drone attack in the Indian Ocean killed two crew members of the Liberian-flagged tanker "Mercer Street". 

Man arrested for unauthorized flying of a drone near an Indian Naval airport.

A drone, flying at a high altitude outside of the area's no-fly zone, raised serious safety concerns as it came within 100 feet of a plane landing at Glasgow Airport.

Drones hovering over and in the vicinity of a trio of wildfires at the Arrow Lake complex hampered firefighting efforts.

A helicopter in the vicinity of Sky High Wilderness Ranch reported a near miss with a drone performing a fire survey.

The RA Armed Forces prevented an Azerbaijani drone from entering Armenia's airspace.

Police are investigating three incidents of drones disturbing residents overnight in Lincoln.

Indian Intelligence Bureau alerted the Delhi Police to anticipate major terror activity via drones.

A large drone was sighted in the controlled airspace of Toronto-Lester B. Pearson Airport.

Two drones flew over Adler Creek wildfire, delaying airborne response from dropping water on the fire.

Following a drone flying into the giraffe's enclosure at Emperor Valley Zoo, the public is being warned that the entire area is an official no-fly zone.

A drone was spotted at 3,500 feet by an inbound plane at Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport.

Several drones used for a light show fell into the crowd during the Tsingtao Beer Festival.

Criminals who used a modified drone to transport drugs from Morocco to Spain were arrested by a joint Franco-Spanish police team.

A man shot and destroyed a law enforcement drone that was assisting deputies in investigating a burglary.

A drone that hindered firefighting efforts at the onset of the Dixie Fire, the 2nd largest fire in California's history, is under investigation by the FBI & FAA.

A woman in a Covid-19 quarantine hotel was caught trying to smuggle in cigarettes via drone.

A man was indicted for shooting down a sheriff's drone that deputies were using to investigate a reported burglary.

In two incidents on the same day, drone activity delayed firefighting aircraft in Naksup and Vernon, British Columbia.

Two men were arrested for flying a drone over the Lieber Correctional Institution.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police responded to a drone sighting in the controlled airspace of Kamloops airport.

For the second time in two weeks, authorities seized a large amount of contraband dropped by drone at the Collins Bay Institution in Kingston.

Police were alerted to several drones hovering near the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Srisailam.

Daily drone sightings reported in the Union Territory subsequent to the June 27th drone attack at the Indian Air Force Station in Jammu.

A drone delayed firefighters air response operation in Bakersfield.

The pilot of a flight heading to Toronto reported a drone in restricted airspace around 7000ft, 3NM southeast of the airport.

In the first drone incident of this type in India, two IED-fitted drones were used in a terror attack at the Jammu Airport Airforce Base.

Contraband dropped by a drone at Collins Bay prison was seized by the institution's staff.

A drone flew within the airspace of a wildfire, causing firefighting helicopters to cease operations.

A drone pilot was arrested for for flying over a no-go area of the Allianz Arena before the start of a Euro Portugal-German soccer match.

A plane landing at Montreal Trudeau International Airport reported intersecting with a drone.

A drone was sighted by a plane during its descent into Regina International Airport.

Dozens of drones used in a light show over the Bund waterfront in Shanghai dropped out of the sky due to human error.

A drone that flew in restricted airspace was detected by a plane flying over Ontario.

A first in Aichi, an intoxicated pilot was arrested for crashing his drone into a neighbor's window.

Two men were arrested for attempting to drop drugs over the Bordeaux Prison walls using a drone

Three drones sent by an "outlaw group" attacked a U.S. State Department facility adjacent to Baghdad airport.

A drone hovered at 500 feet at the approach of a runway at Springbank Airport.

An air ambulance was delayed by five minutes at the scene of an emergency because of a drone flying in close proximity.

A suspicious drone was reported, but not identified at Cuyahoga County Airport.

A rally for a New Mexico mayoral candidate was interrupted when a drone carrying a sex toy flew next to the stage.

The Chilean soccer team launched a drone to attack a drone above their practice that they suspected of spying on them ahead of a World Cup qualifying game.

911 was called when a drone flying into restricted airspace near Calgary airport was detected.

At 2,500 feet, a Cessna pilot reported a drone flying nearby in controlled airspace.

A drone came within a few yards of an air ambulance waiting to land on the London Royal Hospital rooftop.

The pilot of a departing flight at West Kootenay Regional Airport reported drone activity alarmingly close to runway.

Houthi explosive carrying drone injures three civilians at the popular Marjiz market.

Not knowing that the drone flying over his house was a realtor taking aerial photos, a man shot at the drone since he thought it was watching his property.

Israeli air control units downed a UAV approaching from its border with Jordan towards Beit She’an in northern Israel.

While on its descent to the runway, a Boeing 777 from Germany to Toronto sighted a drone at 6,000 feet.

Border Security Force Guards at the India-Pakistan international border recovered weapons dropped by a Pakistani drone.

During takeoff at the Helsinki Airport, a drone flew close to the wing of a commercial aircraft at an altitude of 400 meters 

Captured on video, Israeli forces down a drone armed with around 5 kilograms of explosives that was launched by Hamas from Gaza.

The National Police of Spain arrested a thief who used a drone to surveil a neighborhood in Las Palmas in order to help him decide which villa to target.

Following reports of a drone being flown closer than 150 meters in the residential Waltham Cross neighborhood, police remined drone operators to adhere to regulations.

Indonesian narcotics police arrested a man accused of trying to smuggle 6.7 kilograms of drugs into two Indonesian prisons via drones.

The Saudi-led coalition intercepted an explosive drone fired by Houthi rebels towards Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia.

At an altitude of 2,200 feet, a drone came within just 10 meters of a passenger aircraft approaching Edinburgh airport.

A mystery Chinese drone, possibly operated by the Myanmar Airforce, crashed into a rural village in central Myanmar.

The CJNG cartel used drones loaded with explosives and fragmentation to attack its enemies in Tepalcatepec. Mexican drug cartels are progressively using drones in their arsenal to both attack and to smuggle drugs across the border.

Saudi forces downed two IED-laden drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi Militia which were targeting southern Saudi cities.

A pilot who operated his large drone while ITV horse racing was being filmed at Newmarket Racecourse was prosecuted for breaching CAA regulations.

An Israeli Military drone fell in northern Gaza during a routine operation in the area.

Thieves used drones to stakeout rural locations to target for farm equipment and other valuable property.

Police issue warning to drone operators in Kakanui after receiving numerous complaints by residents of drones being flown over private properties in the area.

Using onboard cameras for precision, the Israeli police used drones equipped with tear gas to disband protesters.

Upsetting the environment and wildlife, a drone crashed into a bald eagles nest at Ardenwood Historic Farm. Although no longer an endangered species, bald eagles are protected under federal regulations.

Israeli Forces captured a Lebanese Hezbollah drone that breached Israeli airspace.

The Mexican drug cartel CJNG used commercial drones loaded with fragmentation grenades in attack on police, injuring two.

A drone flying over an engineering college building fell within the college premises when it was taken down by security personnel.

A soccer match in Mansfield was stopped for several minutes because of a drone hovering above the field. Local law enforcement tracked down the operator.

A near collision was averted when a drone came within 200 feet of Cessna aircraft flying over downtown Kelowna.

In Chicago, an extreme safety hazard and invasion of privacy occurred when several drones crashed into a high rise condominium and hovered outside the units' windows.

A drone flew alarmingly close to a small plane departing from Nanaimo airport.

A drone nearly collided into an air ambulance returning from a hospital drop-off in Scotland.

Belarus border patrol captures a drone being used to smuggle cigarette contraband valued at $22,000 across the Belarus-Polish Border.

Drug traffickers use drones to transport narcotics over the Tarajal pass between Spain & Morocco.

Three men were arrested for flying a drone near the Aintree Racecourse before the Grand National race, possibly to improve their off-track gambling.

The NYPD arrested a man who crashed his drone onto the roof of the eighty-story 3 World Trade Center building.

A recreational drone flyer who was not properly licensed is now facing federal charges for harassing firefighters and police in July 2019 by dive-bombing his drone into the South Market Station.

A drone belonging to the Defence Research and Development Organisation crashed into the outer wall of Jagdalpur airport during testing.

A drone being used for a real estate photoshoot returned home in autopilot mode after being shot at.

Houthi rebels used 18 armed drones to attack critical targets in four Saudi cities. Saudi forces intercepted most of the drones, but there was some damage to a petroleum distribution station in Jazan.

In 2019, two men intended to deliver contraband via a drone into a state prison in Georgia. In 2021, they pleaded guilty to owning/operating an unregistered drone and to piloting it without an airman’s certificate.

A crooked correctional officer was arrested for allowing prisoners to collect contraband dropped by drones in the yard.

Resulting from a significant uptick in drone-related incidents, the UK Home Office, Police and UK Civil Aviation Authority launched Operation Foreverwing, a campaign to deter drone crime.

In an extremely near miss, a drone came within 100 feet of crashing into an RAF plane carrying one of Britain's most senior civil servants.

Authorities at the Bath Institution seized drone-dropped contraband intended for prison inmates.

A U.S. Airforce target training drone that washed ashore, cleared out beachgoers in Ocean Ridge until it was removed.

Six Houthi drones targeting an oil refinery in Riyadh ignite a fire at the facility.

Three members of a family were charged for using drones to deliver drugs and guns to seven jails in Quebec

A booby-trapped Houthi drone was intercepted and destroyed enroute from Yemen to Saudi Arabia.

Security breaches at Punjab borders are on the rise as drones are used to deliver weapons to Khalistani cell.

A drone was shot down after protesters stormed the presidential palace of Maasheeq.

Within a span of three days, six drones were spotted flying above Augusta Correctional Center, prompting two lockdowns.

A lawyer was accused of allegedly flying his drone over and trespassing in a private quarry.

Illegal drone activity disrupted flights for two hours at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The FBI was attempting to locate the drone operator.

A Royal Navy helicopter nearly crashed into a firefighters' drone as it monitored a blaze in Durham County.

A drone being used to take pictures of signage at MediaCityUK malfunctioned and crashed onto balcony of sky rise apartment.

A police drone that was seized by Bougainville fishermen at a common border will be returned to the Solomon Islands as soon as it is retrieved from fishermen in Bougainville.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for drone attacks against Saudi Arabia. The group launched 15 bomb-laden drones, nine of which targeted Saudi capital Riyadh.

A man has been accused of using a drone to look into homes and filming occupants.

A young man allegedly used his kite to down a police drone deployed to monitor the kite-flying ban in Rawalpindi. The incident was captured in a viral video.

Police have urged a drone operator to stop flying over the site where a body has been found in Bedworth.

A paraglider was hit by a drone while 100 meters in the air. He managed to land safely. It was New Zealand’s first conviction for a crash between a drone and a manned aircraft.

Militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra group struck the Idlib checkpoint in Syria with a handmade unmanned aerial vehicle.

Droneport, a regional airport in Belgium, is set to become the first in that country, and possibly in Europe, to use autonomous drones for security inspection, pending regulatory approval.

A light-rail train in Southwest China's Chongqing was struck by a low-flying drone thought to have been shooting the nearby scenic view. A video showed an approaching drone hitting the roof of the train with a loud bang.

Police are looking for information after a drone flew over a local school, while students were out for recess, twice in one day. The second time the drone was spotted, the teaching staff became concerned and brought the children inside.

The Berlin justice administration seeks a counter-drone solution for its prisons.

The AAIB has issued a NEW report about a 2019 drone crash near Gatwick Airport. The drone climbed to 8,000 feet and entered restricted airspace at Gatwick. The drone eventually crashed 40m from a group of houses.

A drone worth more than £5000 fell from the sky close to a hospital sparking an investigation.

Drones disrupted service at Frankfurt airport in a "targeted disruptive action" that caused two flights to be cancelled and 23 to be delayed.

A locally developed uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) on Thursday evening crashed at a forest park in eastern Taiwan.

A Houthi drone made a large hole in a stationary, unmanned plane at the Abha airport.

A news helicopter was forced to avoid a drone that got too close while the helicopter was hovering over the scene of a car that had crashed a few miles from an airport.

Border patrol agents found a drone Sunday with a kilo of meth taped to it on top of a business in San Ysidro, a San Diego district just north of the border with Mexico.

Saudi forces intercepted another armed drone fired by the Houthis from Yemen towards the Abha International Airport. This is the third armed drone attack targeting Abha airport in recent days.

A dispute between racecourses and drone operators streaming live action from tracks appeared to escalate on Friday as David Armstrong, the chief executive of the Racecourse Association, warned that a new streaming service advertised on Twitter on Thursday is “breaking the law.

An autonomous surveillance UAV solution has been surveying the recycled nuclear fuel site Orano in The Hague.

Unidentified drones have targeted a weapons shipment making its way from Iraq to Syria near an illegal military crossing used by pro-Iranian militias, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said

"MLB saw five games interrupted by rogue drones in 2020. That’s a record high for a league that says it generally sees just one or two such incidents a year..." - Sports Illustrated

A drone flying over a sea wall construction site has brought a strong rebuke. "A drone could fly into and damage vital equipment, causing hours of delays, or if a drone fell from the sky, it could hit a member of the public and cause serious injury or death."

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter encountered a "high powered" drone that reached an altitude of 14,000 feet.

The proliferation of accessible drones is the “most concerning tactical development” since the rise of the improvised explosive device in Iraq, according to Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who helms CENTCOM.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to nearly 70 drone intrusions into no-fly zones around Super Bowl events.

Federal agents have accused a man of flying a drone into protected air space this week in violation of Super Bowl security restrictions in Tampa.

For the third day in a row, an Israel Defense Forces drone fell outside of Israel's borders. A quadcopter fell in the southern Gaza Strip.

Al-Shabaab militants claim they used a drone to film the U.S. naval base in Manda, Kenya during an attack that killed three people.

A MedEvac flight approached Kelowna International Airport (Canada) when it encountered a drone. Senior Operations Manager Phillip Elchitz said the plane landed without incident.

By weaponizing over-the-counter drones, the Taliban has attacked Afghan forces in six of the country’s 34 provinces since October. Experts warn this could lead to deadlier attacks on checkpoints and urban centers.

Two Ukrainian servicemen have sustained shrapnel wounds in a drone strike near Vodiane, Donetsk region, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) has reported on Facebook.

Afghan news outlets and social media sites reported the Taliban used drones to attack the Afghan army in the Kunduz province.

A grand jury indicted two men for using a drone to drop packages of drugs and cellphones into an Ohio prison.

A camera-mounted drone was flown into the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan. A written complaint has been filed by the head of the temple security team.

Ninety-two (92) drone incidents were reported in German airspace in 2020. In one-third of the cases, air traffic was severely restricted.

A Chilean Navy helicopter collided with a drone, which broke through the windshield and injured the onboard mechanic.

The Israeli army said it shot down an unmanned aircraft that entered its airspace from Lebanon.

A newly formed militant group calling itself the “Righteous Promise Brigades” published a statement claiming responsibility for a drone attack against Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Iran’s supreme leader posted a drawing of a drone looming over former president Donald Trump while he plays golf.

A UK police officer has accidentally sent a drone plummeting 70 feet into a pond after unintentionally initiating the emergency cutoff.

City police commissioner warns citizens against operating drones without prior authorization to protect the international airport, oil reserve, tourist spots, etc.

Suspected militants caught collecting arms smuggled into India by drone.

A booby-trapped Houthi drone was intercepted and destroyed enroute from Yemen to Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed three explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards Saudi Arabia, state media reported.

A drone crashed into a building in Sydney, injuring one person, during a commercial photography assignment. The pilot allegedly lost control of the drone.

Not a Hollywood hero...man pleads guilty to federal charge after crashing his drone into an LAPD helicopter. “If the drone had struck the helicopter's main rotor instead of the fuselage, it could have brought the helicopter down,” say court papers.

Police seized a drone carrying 60 grams of cannabis that was spotted hovering in Ayios Dhometios, Nicosia near the crossing point.

Police seized a drug smuggling drone in Cyprus.

4 people were arrested after attempting to deliver drugs via drone to a Sherbrooke prison.

An oil facility near the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab in an area controlled by Turkish-backed armed groups was bombed by an unidentified drone.

Gwent Police are investigating a drone crash on land belonging to Chepstow racecourse during the Welsh Grand National meeting.

A man is due in court after seizure by Irish police of a drone, crack cocaine, cannabis worth €5,000 and four mobile phones near the grounds of Portlaoise prison.

Residents and border patrol agents report noticeable increase in drones flying over their homes just north of the Mexican border. Smuggling is suspected.

A man was jailed for six months for attempting to smuggle several mobile phones into the city’s maximum security jail from a nearby bakery, via drone.