Unmanned Aircraft
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| Originally published | 1988 |
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| Authors | M. J. Armitage |
| Preceded by | Air-to-ground Operations |
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| ID | 2444641 |
About Unmanned Aircraft
The slow and delicate aircraft taking on spy missions
... They belong to a new category of Unmanned Aircraft, the High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS)...
Two Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow region, says Russia
... Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft to attack Moscow, a journey of several hundred miles...
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
... Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft to attack Moscow, a journey of several hundred miles...
Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea
...A Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone over the Black Sea, forcing the US to bring down its Unmanned Aircraft, the American military says...
Zephyr breaks own record for longest unmanned flight
...Airbus has broken the record for the longest flight of an Unmanned Aircraft, flight-tracking data suggests...
Global Hawk drones: A look at the new Nato spy tool
... the BBC s defence correspondent Jonathan Beale was given an exclusive look at the new Unmanned Aircraft...
Minister to call for 'urgent de-escalation' on Iran visit
... Iran shot down the Unmanned Aircraft on Thursday morning...
Trump warns Iran of ‘obliteration' in event of war
... What happened with the drone? Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced its air force had shot down a US spy drone on Thursday morning after the Unmanned Aircraft violated Iranian airspace near Kuhmobarak in the southern province of Hormozgan...
Two Ukrainian drones downed over Moscow region, says Russia
By Emily McGarveyBBC News
Russia's defence ministry says it has thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack after it downed two drones over the Moscow region.
Two other drones were intercepted over the Bryansk region, north-east of the Ukrainian border, it added.
Flights were temporarily stopped to and from Moscow's airports early on Tuesday, the ministry said.
Airspace above Moscow has been closed several times in recent days as reports of drone strikes become more regular.
The defence ministry also said a Russian warplane had destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance boat in The Black Sea that had sailed near Russian gas production facilities.
Early on Tuesday, Moscow's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defences had shot down two drones to The West of the capital in the Krasnogorsk and Shastsy districts.
No injuries were reported in the attacks and Ukraine has not commented.
Although Ukraine has not claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an " inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process".
On Saturday, a flagship Russian long-range bomber was
Images posted on Social Media and analysed by BBC Verify show a Tupolev Tu-22 On Fire at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg.
Moscow said that a drone was hit by small-arms fire but managed to " damage" a plane.
The Russian Tu-22 bomber that was destroyed can travel at twice the speed of sound and has been used extensively by Russia to attack cities in Ukraine.
Moscow's defence ministry said in a statement that an attack by a " copter-type UAV" took place at around 10:00 Moscow time (08:00 BST) on Saturday.
It stated the location as " a military airfield in the Novgorod region" where Soltsy-2 is situated.
" The UAV was detected by the airfield's observation outpost and was hit with small-arms fire, " the ministry said.
" One airplane was damaged; there were no casualties as a result of The Terrorist act. "
The Statement also said a fire which broke out in the airfield parking lot was quickly extinguished.
However, images posted on the Social Media platform Telegram showed a large fire engulfing a jet with the distinctive nose cone of the Tu-22. BBC Verify analysed the images and believes them to be credible.
Kyiv has over recent months launched dozens of fixed-wing Unmanned Aircraft to attack Moscow, A Journey of several hundred miles.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com