U.S. Unsure If Russia Meant To Down MQ-9, Recovery Unlikely

Brian Everstine March 15, 2023

A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in Romania in 2021.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. is not yet sure if a pair of Russian fighters intended to down an MQ-9 Reaper UAV over the Black .Sea on March 14 and is not certain it can recover the wreckage because Russia has announced its own effort. U.S. European Command said in a statement that two Russian Su-27s harassed the MQ-9...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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