MQ-9 Reaper UAV. US Air Force Photo
A Russian Su-27 aircraft struck a U.S. unmanned MQ-9 Reaper aircraft flying over the Black Sea Tuesday causing the drone to ditch in international waters, U.S. European Command announced.
The Russian Su-27 was one of two Russian fighters that intercepted the MQ-9 in what EUCOM is calling an “unsafe and unprofessional” fashion, according to the release.
At 7:30 a.m. CET, one of the Russian planes hit the MQ-9’s propeller, according to EUCOM. U.S. forces then...