Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea

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How da fuck do you crash into a modern US drone with one of your fighter jets?


A Russian fighter jet has collided with a US drone over the Black Sea, forcing the US to bring down its unmanned aircraft, the American military says.
It says the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two Russian jets tried to intercept it.
The "unsafe and unprofessional act by the Russians" nearly caused one of the fighter jets and the drone to crash, the US European command added.
US and allied forces will continue to operate in the area, it said.

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Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea - BBC News

 

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Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea after intercept

Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea after intercept Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea after intercept | CNN Politics

 

[Flawless]

They want to scavenge the technology.

 

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US: Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet on Tuesday struck the propeller of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing U.S. forces to bring it down in international waters.

The U.S. European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27 fighter jets “conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a U.S. MQ-9 drone that was operating within international airspace over the Black Sea.

It said one of the Russian fighters “struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters,” adding that 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,” it added.

The incident comes amid soaring Russian-U.S. tensions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.




US: Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea | AP News

 

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They want to scavenge the technology.

They were dumping fuel in front of it and ended up crashing into it's propeller which is located in the rear of the drone

 

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It said one of the Russian fighters “struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters,” adding that 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

Just sounds like one dude being idiot..not sure this plays out though

 

[BlackRob]

 

[BlackRob]

Russia to try recovering downed US drone, as US vows to 'protect our equities'
Russian fighter jet collided with US drone, and US says, 'We obviously don't want to see anybody getting their hands on it'
Russia to try recovering downed US drone, as US vows to 'protect our equities' | Fox News

One of my fav movies ---

 

[Coldchi]

Russia bout to sell that shit to IRAN.

The US needs to have some type of Inspector Gadget, self destruct mechanisms on their shit for situations such as this.

 

[BlackRob]

Nevermind, they already got it.
Russians will probably analyze together with China.

 

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Nevermind, they already got it.
Russians will probably analyze together with China.

US is saying anything retrievable was already wiped like some Mission Imposible shit before they downed it

 

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Russia: "We did not strike your drone, nothing of the sort happened!"
Video shows jet as it struck the drone and the damaged propeller!
U.S. drone video: Pentagon released video of Russian jet dumping fuel on drone, hitting it
The Pentagon says the video shows a Russian jet dumping fuel on the U.S. drone and hitting its propeller over the Black Sea in international air space.

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[MCP]

How dare Russia defends their borders

 

[yaBoi]

Russia bout to sell that shit to IRAN.

The US needs to have some type of Inspector Gadget, self destruct mechanisms on their shit for situations such as this.

they do..

 

[Coldchi]

Russia: "We did not strike your drone, nothing of the sort happened!"
Video shows jet as it struck the drone and the damaged propeller!
U.S. drone video: Pentagon released video of Russian jet dumping fuel on drone, hitting it
The Pentagon says the video shows a Russian jet dumping fuel on the U.S. drone and hitting its propeller over the Black Sea in international air space.

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so they just gone let Russia fuck up $30 million of tax payer money and not do nothin about it?

 

[trstar]

Soon drones will have air2air defensive capabilities