Worldwide Drone Incidents

Learn about the latest drone-related incidents and intrusions from around the world

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All drone incidents documented by the press worldwide

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BSF nabs 2 suspects, seizes 10kg heroin in three drone intrusions along Punjab border

Government/Military

Amritsar, Punjab, India

March 28, 2023

Drone sighting near Madrid airport causes delays

Airports

Madrid, Spain

March 26, 2023

Woman accused of using drone to smuggle drugs into correctional facility

Prisons

Bishopville, SC, USA

March 23, 2023

Drone stops flight operations at Leipzig airport

Airports

Leipzig, Germany

March 20, 2023

A Bell Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) cargo drone used to deliver emergency military and civil cargo including medical supplies, lost control and crashed in a field

Pharma/Healthcare

Mineral Wells, TX, USA

March 14, 2023

BSF fires at Pak drone in Punjab's Amritsar - 3 Kg heroin found

Government/Military

Amritsar, Punjab, India

March 11, 2023

Border Security Force foils drone attempt to smuggle AK series rifle and narcotics from Pakistan to India

Government/Military

Metla, Punjab, India

March 10, 2023

1.1 kg of cannabis seized after suspected drone drop at Collins Bay Institution

Prisons

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

March 5, 2023

Cops detain man for flying drone near Somnath temple

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Somnath, Gujarat, India

March 4, 2023

Drone attacks oil pipeline substation near Russia’s Belgorod

Energy/Utilities

Belgorod, Russia

March 4, 2023

Couple used drone to run 'supermarket for prisoners' smuggling drugs and phones into jails

Prisons

Liverpool, United Kingdom

March 3, 2023

Singer Injured After Being Struck by Drone During Live Concert

Entertainment/Media

Chennai, India

March 3, 2023

Man fined for flying drone near World War Two Hurricane aircraft

Government/Military

Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

March 2, 2023

Flights diverted over Dublin Airport drone sighting

Airports

Dublin, Ireland

March 2, 2023

Pilot reported seeing drone near aircraft while approaching Palm Beach International Airport

Airports

Palm Beach, FL, USA

March 1, 2023

Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors’ heads

Entertainment/Media

Anaheim, CA, USA

February 27, 2023

BSF shoots down China-made drone near International Border in Amritsar Sector

Government/Military

Amritsar, India

February 26, 2023

Edinburgh Airport flights grounded after drone flown illegally in area as cops hunt pilot

Airports

Edinburgh, Scotland

February 21, 2023

Drone activity temporarily halts flights at Dublin Airport

Airports

Dublin, Ireland

February 21, 2023

Individuals Arrested for Drone Flights Over Chemical Plants

Energy/Utilities

February 21, 2023

Drone-based contraband discovered at Joyceville Institution

Prisons

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

February 20, 2023

Gurdaspur: Drone crashes along Zero Line; 25-kg heroin seized in 48 hours

Government/Military

Dera Baba Nanak, Punjab, India

February 19, 2023

Drone carrying blood samples crashed before landing

Pharma/Healthcare

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

February 15, 2023

Man flies drone over NIA spl court

Government/Military

Poonamallee, Tamil Nadu, India

February 14, 2023

India's BSF shot down a Pakistani drone on the Indo-Pak International Border and recovered 6kg of heroin in a joint operation with state police

Government/Military

Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India

February 6, 2023

Dublin Airport Suspends Flights For Third Day In A Row Because Of Drone

Airports

Dublin, Ireland

February 6, 2023

Drones disrupt flight operations at Dublin Airport for second day running

Airports

Dublin, Ireland

February 4, 2023

BSF troops shot down a Pak contraband carrying drone carrying between border the fence & zero line

Government/Military

Amritsar, India

February 3, 2023

Drone drop suspected after package of contraband found at Warkworth Institution

Prisons

Brighton, ON, Canada

January 30, 2023

Israel carried out a drone strike on an Iranian ammunition factory

Government/Military

Ishafan, Iran

January 29, 2023

Drone intercepted above Gradignan prison: "we may have avoided a tragedy"

Prisons

Gradignan, France

January 28, 2023

Police recover drone used to drop contraband in Golden Grove prison

Prisons

Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

January 28, 2023

Drone crashed into Menara Merdeka 118 and fell to the ground because it lost its signal

Hospitality/Real Estate

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

January 26, 2023

Punjab: Drone with 5 kg heroin shot down near India-Pakistan border, two held

Government/Military

Kakkar, India

January 22, 2023

Southampton and Aston Villa players rushed off pitch as drone flies above St Mary's

Stadiums

Southampton, United Kingdom

January 21, 2023

Contraband seized at Bath Institution after suspected drone drop

Prisons

Kingston, ON, Canada

January 19, 2023

Texas DPS encounter 'drone incursions,' recover make-shift ladders used to scale wall

Government/Military

McAllen, TX, USA

January 19, 2023

Contraband seized at Joyceville Institution

Prisons

Kingston, ON, Canada

January 17, 2023

A drone came dangerously close to a UN plane at 3,400 feet near the runway of Islamabad airport

Airports

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

January 16, 2023

Bungling County Durham cop crashes drone into house during major operation

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Horden, United Kingdom

January 16, 2023

Man fined for filming private forest area of Anamalai Tiger Reserve using drone

Private/Non-Coporate

Tamil Nadu, India

January 15, 2023

Man charged after drone with prohibited items crashes near Beaver Creek Institution

Prisons

Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

January 5, 2023

Border Force Fires At Pak Drone, Pushes It Back Across Punjab Border

Government/Military

Gurdaspur, India

January 1, 2023

Federal Police shot down four unauthorized drones that flew over the Esplanada dos Ministério during President Lula da Silva's inauguration ceremony

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Brasilia, Brazil

January 1, 2023

Drone crash on Netflix set causes ‘serious disfigurement’ to actor’s face

Entertainment/Media

Taiwan

December 27, 2022

Suspicious drone flights over Val-de-Reuil prison

Prisons

Val-de-Reuil, France

December 26, 2022

Drone crashes on track, Delhi Metro halts for 1 hour on Magenta Line

Energy/Utilities

Delhi, India

December 25, 2022

BSF shoots down Pak drone, seizes 4.3 kg contraband in Amritsar

Government/Military

Daoke, India

December 21, 2022

It's not a joke or funny' Drone harassing children, staff & therapy horses at Eliada Home

Private/Non-Coporate

Asheville, NC, USA

December 17, 2022

An assassination was foiled: a drone with an explosive device, on the main street in Jaffa

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Jaffa, Israel

December 15, 2022

Three arrested for attempting to smuggle tobacco items into Machang prison using drone

Prisons

Kelantan, Malaysia

December 12, 2022

Deputies: Drone delivering contraband to correctional facility; two arrested

Prisons

Bennettsville, SC, USA

December 11, 2022

Drone spirals, crash-lands near popular Auckland bar after hitting bird

Private/Non-Coporate

Auckland, New Zealand

December 9, 2022

Contraband seized following suspected drone drop at Joyceville Institution

Prisons

Kingston, ON, Canada

December 4, 2022

BSF Shot down a drone with a payload of 2 kg heroin near the international border in Amritsar

Government/Military

Amritsar, India

December 4, 2022

FAA: Spirit Airlines crew found unusual drone flying beneath their plane at BWI airport

Airports

Baltimore, MD, USA

December 4, 2022

Airport in Japan's Okinawa Pref. disrupted by possible drone sighting

Airports

Naha, Okinawa, Japan

December 4, 2022

Another drone drop suspected after drugs, tobacco seized at Warkworth Institution

Prisons

Warkworth, ON, Canada

December 2, 2022

Two Pakistani drones shot down by BSF, 10kg of heroin recovered

Government/Military

Amritsar, India

November 28, 2022

Drone spotted hovering around people’s homes in Norfolk County

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Delhi, ON, Canada

November 28, 2022

A Cartel Used Armed Drones and a Plane to Bomb Police

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Mexico

November 26, 2022

A Cartel Used Armed Drones and a Plane to Bomb Police

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Jalisco, Mexico

November 26, 2022

Drone Drops IEDs, Rs 5 Lakh Cash In J&K’s Samba

Government/Military

Jammu and Kashmir, India

November 24, 2022

AXL ROSE Slams ‘Drone Pirates’ At GUNS N’ ROSES Shows

Stadiums

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

November 24, 2022

Three Arrested For Flying Drone During PM Modi’s Visit To Bavla, Gujarat

Government/Military

Bavla, India

November 24, 2022

Drone smuggling contraband crashed before entering prison's airspacehttps://www.elmundo.es/espana/2022/11/25/6380d93afc6c8374618b45e1.html

Prisons

Algeciras, Spain

November 23, 2022

Police were called to investigate a drone crash near the Orange Line automated rapid transit metro station

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Lahore, Pakistan

November 16, 2022

US B-17 Bomber & P-63 Kingcobra Collide Over Dallas Executive Airport Due To A Drone?

Airports

Dallas, TX, USA

November 12, 2022

A drone dropped a firearm at the medium-security Mission prison, causing a lockdown

Prisons

Mission, BC, Canada

November 3, 2022

When on final approach to Montreal Trudeau Airport, an airline pilot reported seeing a drone fly at 2,000 feet just 400 feet underneath his aircraft

Airports

Montreal, QC, Canada

November 3, 2022

3rd drone spotted near Pak border in 2 weeks

Government/Military

Ferozepur, India

November 3, 2022

Serbian Army comes out with details after the downing of a drone in the Mt. Kopaonik region

Government/Military

Raska, Serbia

November 2, 2022

Drone-dropped Weapons Recovered Along IB in Jammu; 2 Arrested

Government/Military

Ranbir Singh Pura, India

October 28, 2022

easyJet plane comes within '10 feet' of drone in 'close encounter'

Airports

London, United Kingdom

October 24, 2022

Swedish Royal Armed forces dealing with incident involving drone activity over military facility

Government/Military

Sweden

October 20, 2022

Norwegian police investigate drone sighting over the Kaarstoe gas plant

Energy/Utilities

Susort, Norway

October 14, 2022

For the second time in a week: Drones spotted near North Sea gas fields according to Danish Police

Energy/Utilities

Denmark

October 4, 2022

Drone hovered nearly 10 km inside Indian territory above Abbad village

Government/Military

Dera Baba Nanak, India

October 4, 2022

An investigation confirmed a woman's report of a drone invading her privacy and photographing her home

Private/Non-Coporate

Wuhan, China

October 2, 2022

Suspicious drones seen over German military sites training Ukrainian soldiers

Government/Military

Wildflecken, Germany

October 1, 2022

A drone used by a subcontractor to inspect a residential roof crashed

Construction

Parkland, FL, USA

September 30, 2022

Thousands of people were left without power for up to 3 hours after a food delivery drone crashed into powerlines

Energy/Utilities

Logan, Queensland, Australia

September 30, 2022

Botafogo vs. Goias pro soccer match was interrupted by an unauthorized drone flying over the stadium

Stadiums

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

September 29, 2022

Mysterious Drone Activity Spotted At Danish Gas Field In North Sea - TotalEnergies

Energy/Utilities

Denmark

September 28, 2022

White House Partially Evacuated After Drone Enters Restricted Area

Government/Military

Washington D.C, USA

September 28, 2022

Drone operators fined for use in Royal Family security zone

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

September 28, 2022

Falcons-Seahawks game momentarily delayed after unidentified drone flies over Lumen Field

Stadiums

Seattle, WA, USA

September 25, 2022

Drone delays Seahawks-Falcons game in 4th quarter

Stadiums

Seattle, WA, USA

September 25, 2022

A rogue drone over Husky Stadium caused a 10-15 minute delay in the Washington Huskies vs Stanford Cardinals college football game

Stadiums

Seattle, WA, USA

September 24, 2022

Residents were ordered to turn over all private drones after police spotted unauthorized drones flying near defense establishments

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Nasik, Maharashtra, India

September 24, 2022

Three drones attempting to drop contraband into the Sulaibiya Central Jail complex were discovered by security personnel

Prisons

Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait

September 23, 2022

Flights to Glasgow Airport forced to divert after suspected drone sighting

Airports

Glasgow, United Kingdom

September 23, 2022

Pak drone airdropped pistol and drugs near Amritsar

Government/Military

Amritsar, India

September 19, 2022

Police and security were dispatched to Montreal Airport to investigate a drone reported flying near a runway

Airports

Montreal, QC, Canada

September 14, 2022

Drone Flies ‘Extremely Close’ to Firefighting Helicopters in Idaho

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho, USA

September 13, 2022

Norway's airport owner Avinor reports 50 drone incursions per month at Oslo airport alone, resulting in delays, costs, and traffic rerouting for passengers, airlines, and the airport

Airports

Oslo, Norway

September 13, 2022

Illegal drones temporarily ground firefighting helicopters

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Jasper, AB, Canada

September 9, 2022

Bournemouth police pocket seven drones in banned airshow space

Law Enforcement/First Responders

Bournemouth, UK

September 5, 2022

Drone pilot got fined for flying close to the Zigong high-speed railway station

Construction

Zigong, China

September 4, 2022

Drone hovers over house, peeps into daughter’s room, mother says

Private/Non-Coporate

Huntington Beach, CA, USA

September 2, 2022

FAA Quarterly Report

The US Federal Aviation Administration periodically publishes reports on drone sightings from pilots, citizens and law enforcement.

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Know Before You Fly

Learn more from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) about the safe and responsible operation of drones.

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