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Nonilex Mar 14, 2023

#RussianJets force down #US #drone over Black Sea, military says

A pair of Russian fighter jets intercepted & forced down an American #SurveillanceDrone over the Black Sea Tues, US ofcls said, w/1 Russian jet colliding w/the propeller of the unmanned #aircraft after both #RussianWarplanes dumped fuel on it.
#Russia
#Escalation
#AirForce
#USAF
#military
#InternationalAirspace
#MQ9Reaper
#MQ9
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/03/14/russia-forces-down-us-reaper-drone-black-sea/

Russian jets force down U.S. drone over Black Sea, Pentagon says

The incident, involving an MQ-9 Reaper and two Russian Su-27s, occurred over international waters, U.S. officials said. Russia denied responsibility.

The Washington Post

@Nonilex I think that henceforth, for the safety of innocents who may be on the ground underneath them, reapers should be equipped with *very* highly explosive remote self-destructive capability. Enough to shred anything within 50 meters or so should do it.