U.S. Unsure If Russia Meant To Down MQ-9, Recovery Unlikely

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in Romania in 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. is not yet sure if a pair of Russian fighters intended to down an MQ-9 Reaper UAV over the Black .Sea on March 14 and is not certain it can recover the wreckage because Russia has announced its own effort. U.S. European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27s harassed the MQ-9...

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