shootdowns
Planes brought down
Shootdowns is the plural of shootdown, the act of bringing down an aircraft by gunfire or missile.
The term appears most often in military and geopolitical contexts: The shootdowns of two drones near the border prompted an official response.
A shootdown can also refer figuratively to a decisive rejection: After several shootdowns from investors, they revised their pitch.
Airborne transportation vehicle
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- enemyHostile opposing party
- fighterOne who engages in combat
jet · antiaircraft · combat · downing · pilot · wreckage · airspace · violation
Having no human aboard
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
counterdrone · jamming · electronic · territorial · hobbyist · military · commercial · interception
A distinct event
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
violation · airspace · provocation · espionage · reconnaissance · U-2 · international · condemnation
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
- enemyHostile opposing party
fighter · jet · antiaircraft · combat · downing · pilot · wreckage · airspace · violation · engagement
unmanned
Having no human aboard
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
intrusion · counterdrone · jamming · electronic · territorial · hobbyist · military · commercial · interception · airspace
incident
A distinct event
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
sovereignty · violation · airspace · provocation · espionage · reconnaissance · U-2 · international · condemnation · investigation
veto
Official refusal to approve
rebuff · refusal · denial · opposition · blocking · overruling · defeat · quashing · nixing · killed
shootdownslandings
Reaching the ground
soft landings · touchdowns · arrivals · recoveries · rescues