US releases footage of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet
US releases footage of Black Sea drone incident with Russian jet
US European Command says 42-second video shows 'unsafe interception' of US drone in international airspace
United States European Command • March 16, 2023 • update: March 16, 2023
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
New images of downed US drone shared by U.S. Department of Defense
BLACK SEA - MARCH 14: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - "UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND/ HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab captured from a video shows US drone is being harassed by Russian Su-27 fighter jet over Black Sea before it was downed on March 14, 2023. The drone was conducting reconnaissance when one of the SU-27 jets struck the propeller of the MQ-9 Reaper at roughly 7.03 a.m. CET (0603GMT) on Tuesday, prompting the drone's operators to bring it down in international waters. ( United States European Command - Anadolu Agency )United States European Command
