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A drone belonging to the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) attached to the Beja Air Base crashed today in the municipality of Alcácer do Sal, in the Setúbal district. According to information from Civil Protection, the drone did not cause damage.
Drones for aerial surveillance and forest fire detection are operating from Lousã, Beja and Mirandela.
The drone accident (unmanned aircraft system) occurred at 11:58 am, next to the Trigo Morais dam, in the parish of Torrão. The source of the information is from the Setúbal District Relief Operations Command (CDOS), which said that there is no record of injuries or material damage caused by the accident.
The CDOS source said he did not know what type of service the drone was performing, referring only to the fact that it was assigned to Air Base No. 11, in Beja, and sent more information to the FAP. Lusa contacted FAP public relations, who later relayed information to him.
According to a source from the CDOS, operations are being carried out to locate the drone and that involve means and elements of the firefighters, GNR and FAP.
It should be remembered that the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) acquired 12 unmanned aircraft systems (drones), to reinforce the capacity of aerial surveillance and fire detection, within the scope of the Special Rural Fire Fighting Device in Portugal.
According to the FAP, six fixed-wing aircraft are currently in operation and two with vertical take-off and landing capabilities are in the testing and qualification phase, waiting for the Air Force to deliver the remaining four drones to the manufacturer. According to the Air Force, the operation from Air Base No. 11, in Beja, began on August 27 and guarantees the capacity to cover southern Portugal and the operation from the Mirandela airfield, with the inaugural flight on August 29. , offers a guarantee for the aerial surveillance of areas in the north of the country.
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