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A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.
The drone that collided with the Super Scooper left a "fist-sized hole" in the aircraft, which probably will not be back in the air until Monday, L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Thursday.
The FBI announced on Monday that it is seeking information about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County ...
At midday on January 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom deployed the California National Guard. [153] A DJI Mini drone illegally operating in restricted airspace collided with a Canadair CL-415 "Super Scooper" firefighting aircraft working to contain the Palisades Fire, damaging the aircraft and forcing it to land on January 9.
A specialized Canadian firefighting plane that was grounded in Los Angeles after it struck a dronehas been repaired and may be back in the skies on Tuesday, California fire officials said. The CL ...
"Drones are probably one of our most significant threats right now in law enforcement," Davis said. Interfering with firefighting operations on public land is a federal crime punishable by up to ...
The year before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, drone funding stood at around $284 million. By the fiscal year 2016, the Pentagon spent close to $3 billion on drones. Since their start 3,900 people have been killed in 422 strikes in Pakistan, where the drones are controlled by the Central Intelligence Agency. The controversy of ...
Drone strikes are successful at suppressing militant behavior, though this response is in anticipation of a drone strike rather than as a result of one. Data from the US and Pakistan's joint counter-terrorism efforts show that militants cease communication and attack planning to avoid detection and targeting.