US Army European Command unveils plans from the collision of an American reconnaissance drone with a Russian fighter over the Black Sea.
The newly declassified video captures critical moments of the mid-air incident, which the Pentagon said lasted 30 to 40 minutes.
The video shows the MQ-9 Reaper drone’s camera pointing back towards its tail as the drone’s rear propeller rotates.
Then a Russian Su-27 fighter approaches them. As it approaches, a Russian fighter jet drops fuel, intercepting an American drone.
In another frame, the Russian plane makes another pass. As it approaches, it dumps fuel again.
Drone footage then cuts out as a Russian fighter jet collides with an MQ-9 Reaper, damaging the propeller and ultimately forcing the US to drop the UAV into the Black Sea. Russia denies there was a conflict.
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Source: Kathimerini
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