MQ-9 Reaper UAV. US Air Force Photo
It’s unlikely Russia will recover anything useful from a downed U.S. drone, the Pentagon press secretary said Thursday.
Russia is likely looking to recover a U.S. MQ-9 drone that fell into the Black Sea after a Russian aircraft hit it, damaging its propeller. The U.S. decided to shoot the drone down after it was deemed uncontrollable due to the damage, USNI News previously reported.
In taking down the drone, the U.S. took steps to protect it, said Pentagon...