The US military said two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper in international airspace on Tuesday before one hit its propeller, forcing US forces to bring it down
The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel on it over the Black Sea.Su-27 jets flew close to the MQ-9 Reaper before one hit its propeller and forced remote operators to crash it into the ocean.
"As he pulls the aircraft up, he hasn't got the aerodynamics because he's isn't flying very fast... [the plane] gets very close to the body of the drone and almost certainly just clips the propeller," he told Sky News. The MQ-9 Reaper - which has a 20-metre wingspan and cost about $32m - is often used for surveillance but can also be armed.American officials have accused the Russian pilots of flying in a"reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner".
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