First-class pilot-instructor, master of aerobatic sports in jet aircraft Andrey Krasnoperov in the air Tsargrad.tv He explained how the Russian aviation forces (VKS) could act if the American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, which had previously crashed in the Black Sea, continued to advance towards the Crimea. According to him, it is possible to deploy an enemy UAV from the air without the use of weapons.
“Somehow we have to make him do it gracefully. This is achieved in different ways. For example, to dump fuel at a rate. You can maneuver it so that you can get under the drone and get into the jet of the exhaust gases of the aircraft. It can simply turn the plane. The Su-27 has a very powerful engine. There are many; there are many options,” Krasnoperov explained.
Formerly US Armed Forces reportedThat Russian Su-27s intercepted an MQ-9 reconnaissance aircraft in the skies over the Black Sea and struck one of them with its wing, damaging its propeller. As a result, he was “forced to drown” by the Americans. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation denies the use of weapons and physical contact with the drone.