Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Army Confirms Black Hawk, Drone Collided Over New York City
One of two U.S. Army Black Hawks providing security for the United National General Assembly meeting collided with a drone over Staten Island.
The drone strike caused minor but visible damage to a rotor blade and window on the Blackhawk. (Photo: U.S. Army)
The drone strike caused minor but visible damage to a rotor blade and window on the Blackhawk. (Photo: U.S. Army)

The U.S. Army confirmed that one of its helicopters collided with a small drone in domestic airspace on September 21 in what the service described as the first such incident. The Army is now reviewing its procedures for missions like the security flight it provided for the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City, where the collision happened.