The U.S. was forced to bring down one of its own drones on Tuesday after a Russian fighter jet collided with the drone’s propellor over the Black Sea, the Pentagon announced.
“At approximately 7:03 AM , one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner.
This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional,” U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker said in a statement.that an official familiar with the incident explained that the MQ-9 Reaper drone and two Russian SU-27 fighter jets were operating over the Black Sea when one of the jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel on the drone.
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