US Reaper Drone Brought Down By Russian Su-27

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US Reaper Drone Brought Down By Russian Su-27

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A Russian fighter has collided with a US Reaper drone, forcing it down into the Black Sea, in what US forces called an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept.

A US European Command statement said the collision happened just after 7am on Tuesday morning, when two Russian Su-27 fighter jets flew up to the MQ-9 Reaper drone over international waters west of Crimea. The statement said the Russian pilots sought to disrupt the US aircraft before the collision.

“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,” the US statement said. “This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.”

One of the Russian fighters then struck the drone’s propeller, “causing US forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters”.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... -sea-crash
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Su-27 costs hundreds of millions, not including pilot training, can carry multiple weapons and surveillance platforms. The Russians risk all that to take down a single Reaper drone that can carry a few missiles CCC or a single bomb?

The Russians would have been smarter to target a Global Hawk.


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newkidontheblock wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:08 am Su-27 costs hundreds of millions, not including pilot training, can carry multiple weapons and surveillance platforms. The Russians risk all that to take down a single Reaper drone that can carry a few missiles CCC or a single bomb?

The Russians would have been smarter to target a Global Hawk.


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It does seem risky but SU-27 cost about $30 million dollars.

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Re: US Reaper Drone Brought Down By Russian Su-27

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John Bingham wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:23 am
newkidontheblock wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:08 am Su-27 costs hundreds of millions, not including pilot training, can carry multiple weapons and surveillance platforms. The Russians risk all that to take down a single Reaper drone that can carry a few missiles CCC or a single bomb?

The Russians would have been smarter to target a Global Hawk.


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It does seem risky but SU-27 cost about $30 million dollars.

https://jets.fandom.com/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27_Flanker
The pilot more than likely simply misjudged it. Lack of recent experience, failure to appreciate the different energy states, gung-ho attitude.
But such mistakes can easily lead to misunderstanding and escalation.
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