ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309214
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 2023 |
| Time: | 07:03 |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Black Sea, off Crimea - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sigonella airbase, Sicilia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
A U.S. military reconnaissance drone was involved in an incident over the Black Sea and crashed into international waters.
The U.S. European Command stated that the propeller of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper was struck by a Russian Sukhoi Su-27: "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 Russian MoD claimed that the MQ-9 lost control as a result of 'sharp maneuvering' after being intercepted.
A video of an MQ-9 (12-4234) being intercepted by a Russian jet was subsequently shared on Russian social media.
A video shared by the U.S. (from the MQ-9 point of view) appear to show a different intercept.
Sources:
https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/incident-involving-us-made-drone-over-black-sea-military-sources-9cc2c890
https://twitter.com/laraseligman/status/1635684832297594889
https://newsweek.ro/international/drona-reaper-doborata-de-rusi-putea-fi-lansata-de-la-campia-turzii-a-inceput-goana-dupa-recuperare
Images:
Credit : Marineregion.org / BBC
Source : USAFE-AFAFRICA The graphic below depicts approximations of the locations and times of the @usairforce MQ-9 Reaper collision and crash into the Black Sea.
Media:
#BREAKING Video of Russian Su-27 fighter jets colliding with American MQ-9 Reaper UCAV as they attempt to spray fuel on it. pic.twitter.com/h31mfSCf9O
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 16, 2023
#MQ9 #drone View of the USAF 🇺🇸MQ-9 drone from the cockpit of the 🇷🇺Russian Su-27fighter via https://t.co/Revg9eulNz Thanks and h/t @qretaxyeta pic.twitter.com/7q8nvJTm6P
— Capt(N) (@Capt_Navy) March 15, 2023
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