It’s the latest incident between Russian aircraft and uncrewed U.S. vehicles over Syria.
A Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously” close to a U.S. drone that was targeting Islamic State fighters over Syria Sunday morning, harassing the drone and deploying flares directly above it, Air Force officials said.
The flares damaged the MQ-9 Reaper drone’s propeller, although it was still able to land.
“The Russian fighter’s blatant disregard for flight safety detracts from our mission to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, jead of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said in a statement.
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Watch: Video shows Russian jet lighting off flares, damaging U.S. drone https://t.co/SL8VKfnXPk
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A Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously” close to a U.S. drone that was targeting Islamic State fighters over Syria, damaging the drone and deploying flares directly above it, Air Force officials said.
Watch the footage👇https://t.co/uIlI2bJ6WF pic.twitter.com/gs8sVN6jWz
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