U.S. MQ-9A Crashes After Collision With Russian Su-27

MQ-9A

Credit: U.S. Air Force
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9A crashed into the Black Sea on March 14 after colliding with a Russian Su-27 fighter that was acting unprofessionally, U.S. defense officials said. The 7:03 a.m. collision involving two Su-27s and one MQ-9A comes after a string of unsafe encounters reported by U.S. and UK...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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