General James Hecker, Commander of the US Air Forces for Europe and Africa, described the crash of the MQ-9 Reaper multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into the Black Sea as an “accident” in March. He made the relevant statement at a meeting with the military observers group (Defence Writers’ Group) in Washington. TASS.
“You probably remember that they[the Russian Armed Forces]shot down one of our MQ-9s. I’m 99% sure it was an accident because their pilot just made a mistake. “You wouldn’t normally accidentally hit a propeller because it could easily knock you down,” Hecker said.
According to him, after this incident in the airspace, which is the responsibility of the US Air Force commander, the Russian Federation acted safely and professionally.
“Since then they haven’t done anything unsafe or unprofessional,” the general said.
Prior to this, Svobodnaya Pressa was the target of the MQ-9 Reaper UAV that crashed into the Black Sea. in the open important confidential information
March 15 Pentagon knowledgeableHe said that Russian Su-27 warplanes intercepted a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Black Sea and damaged the propeller of one of them by hitting it with its wing. As a result, he was “forced to drown” by the Americans.
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov declarationIt was reported that Russian fighters did not use their weapons against the American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle, which was on a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea.
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