


Ukraine has become infamous for its first-person view combat footage, and its high-profile aerial strikes on Russian territory and naval drone attacks on Russian targets in Crimea. Both sides have extensively deployed various drone types, including reconnaissance and strike vehicles, throughout the war. The conflict, heading for its 19th month, has spurred drone development at a "lightning pace," experts previously told Newsweek. Sergei SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty ImagesĬhina is one of the world's top drone producers, and has toed a line of neutrality over the ongoing war in Ukraine, while maintaining friendly diplomatic relations with Moscow. Chinese export restrictions on key components for Russian uncrewed vehicles are strangling Moscow's supply of cheap unmanned technology, according to a Russian state media report. An investigation by the police revealed that the employees of a rival company had prompted the crash with drone jammers, miffed that their own bid to carry out the performance was rejected.ĭroneDJ also reported about a failure that sent multiple drones plunging out of the sky, with spectators on boats below, in June 2021.Ukrainian military experts show to representatives of diplomatic missions in Ukraine downed drones that Russia allegedly uses for striking critical infrastructure and other targets in Ukraine during a press conference in Kyiv on December 15, 2022. In May 2020, more than a dozen drones came crashing down during a holiday performance in Chengdu. Incidents like these are unsettling, and it’s worrisome that they seem to be on a rise in China. 郑州高新万达无人机表演突发严重集体炸机。。。现场惨不忍睹 /Cs7snRlAfn- 吴文行wenxingwu October 2, 2021Īnother video that Kanzhaji obtained from a WeChat social media group shows the incident right from the beginning, from a different POV:ĭrone light shows are the perfect intersection of art, science, technology, and, of course, marketing. Video shows drone light show fail in China In the meantime, the Wanda Plaza management maintains the incident caused no injuries nor damage to property. Videos captured by eye-witnesses show a drone bouncing off a car in a parking lot, with several others dropping directly into the spectator zone, causing people to panic – though some decided to grab onto the fallen machines as if they were souvenirs!Īccording to local drone technology reporter Kanzhaji, the organizer of the drone light show has reported the matter to the police, suspecting that a competitor in the same industry could have transmitted interference to overwhelm the navigation system of the drones.Īlso read: Drone shows extent of massive oil spill damage on California beaches Around 200 drones took to the skies to commemorate the mall’s anniversary with varied formations, but the show barely crossed the two-and-a-half-minute mark before the drones started descending uncontrollably toward the ground. The freak event took place on October 1, at Wanda Plaza shopping mall in Zhengzhou High-tech Zone.

The show organizer has since reported the incident to the local police, alleging interference by a competitor. As the capital of China’s Henan province hosted a drone light show last weekend, a massive fail sent the machines tumbling out of the sky.
