US Reaper spy drone crashes during Russian intercept over Black Sea
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- 15 Mar 2023
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Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that its fighter jets did not come into contact with a US drone that crashed into the Black Sea earlier, claiming instead that the drone crashed due to "sharp manoeuvring".
"The Russian fighters did not use their on-board weapons, did not come into contact with the UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and returned safely to their home airfield," Sputnik reported the defence ministry as saying.
Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder declined to disclose whether the US MQ-9 Reaper drone was armed.
"I'm not going to get into the specific profile of this particular aircraft. As you know the MQ-9 does have the ability to be armed," Ryder said during a press briefing.
The US military said a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday then collided with it, causing the drone to crash.
US European Command said two Russian Su-27 fighters intercepted the MQ-9 Reaper over international waters and one clipped its propeller. Read More…
