The 'anomaly' that derailed Vivid Sydney's biggest ever drone show

The 'anomaly' that derailed Vivid Sydney's biggest ever drone show

At Vivid Sydney, 89 of approximately 1,000 drones fell into the harbour when an unforeseen RF anomaly compromised positional accuracy and triggered automatic fail-safe landings mid-show. Pre-flight RF validation offers no guarantee against mid-flight interference in dense urban environments — geofencing proved the only effective safety boundary for large-scale drone fleet operations.