telegraph channel fighter bomber He has released a video showing how the pilot of the Russian Su-27 fighter observes the flight of the US military UAV MQ-9.
“For those out there who thought it was all too simple, here’s a video of what and how a fighter pilot sees when he encounters a low speed target at high altitudes,” he comments on the video.
In response to the incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, which the United States accused Russia of shooting down over the Black Sea, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham said: presented Washington will strike down any Russian military aircraft approaching US targets over international waters.
The MQ-9 Reaper was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (a division of General Dynamics Corporation). Its first flight took place in 2001.
Equipped with a turboprop engine, the UAV can reach speeds of over 400 km/h and the maximum flight time is 24 hours. The drone can be armed with a dozen Hellfire air-to-ground missiles.