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civilian-incident2026-09-19 00:00 UTC🇺🇸 Waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Panhandle, United States
Florida fishing charter recovers drone near Eglin AFB; base confirms a test drone was lost
A Florida fishing charter recovered a delta-wing drone from the water near Eglin Air Force Base. Eglin AFB confirmed a test article went down recently but did not confirm it was the same drone; the recovered airframe resembles a Shahed-136-like target/attack drone variant (LUCAS/FLM-136).
DETAILS
Type
civilian-incident
Occurred
2026-09-19 00:00
Reported
2026-09-20
Location
Waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Panhandle, United States
Coordinates
30.5777, -86.5140
Confidence
72 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Drone recovered from water with missing engine/propeller and nose cone/seeker; Eglin AFB said a test article went down but provided no further details.
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