The American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle intercepted by Russian fighters over the Black Sea was not carrying weapons. The newspaper wrote about it New York Times Referring to Pentagon representatives.
“Although the drones known as the Reaper could carry Hellfire missiles, this device was not armed and conducted a reconnaissance mission 75 miles (about 120 kilometers – socialbites.ca) southwest of Crimea,” the source said.
According to the Pentagon, the drone took off from an air base in Romania. Exploration missions usually take up to 10 hours.
Former Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov declarationIt was reported that Russian fighters did not use their weapons against the American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle, which was performing a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea.
Prior to that, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder was at a briefing. declarationAn American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed into the Black Sea was reported to be on a reconnaissance mission.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons and did not come into contact with the American drone that crashed into the Black Sea due to sharp maneuvering.