Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea

ExpressLane said:
It says the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two Russian jets tried to intercept it.

The US European Command said the crash on Tuesday was the result of an "unprofessional act by the Russians".

US and allied forces will continue to operate in the area, it added. There is no word on the incident from Russia.

"Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9," the US statement said.

Several times before the collision the Su-27 fighter jets dumped fuel on the drone in a "reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner".

MQ-9 Reaper drones are large unmanned aircraft with a 20m (66ft) wingspan designed for high-altitude surveillance.....

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64957792

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This happened in international air space. We need to send Ukraine a few drones.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1636303898267746307
 
Doc Dutch said:
No doubt the Russians were fucking with the drone, but they endangered themselves if they intentionally collided with it.

IMO, the collision was an accident.
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Yeah. The pilot tried to dump fuel on it but made a mistake.

Notice that those propellers were damaged at the end of the video?
 
Send a couple of F-22's to the area and shoot down a Russian jet.

If you are afraid of the screams of "escalation," the Russians will soon be shooting down our commercial aircraft.

They already shot down one over Ukraine.



Send a 32 million dollar bill to the Russian Embassy in DC. If they don't pay the bill, shut down the power.
 
Earl said:
Send a couple of F-22's to the area and shoot down a Russian jet.

If you are afraid of the screams of "escalation," the Russians will soon be shooting down our commercial aircraft.

They already shot down one over Ukraine.



Send a 32 million dollar bill to the Russian Embassy in DC. If they don't pay the bill, shut down the power.
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Awesome plan. Is that the strategy to start WWIII?
 
BartenderElite said:
Awesome plan. Is that the strategy to start WWIII?
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The Russians drew first blood.

When a bully bloodies your nose, he will do so again if you don't respond.

Send a couple of F-22's to the area and shoot down a Russian jet.

If you are afraid of the screams of "escalation," the Russians will soon be shooting down our commercial aircraft.

They already shot down one over Ukraine.



Send a 32 million dollar bill to the Russian Embassy in DC. If they don't pay the bill, shut down the power.


Oh, I forgot, our weak president can't walk up the ramp to AF1 without falling.
 
Earl said:
Send a couple of F-22's to the area and shoot down a Russian jet.

If you are afraid of the screams of "escalation," the Russians will soon be shooting down our commercial aircraft.

They already shot down one over Ukraine.



Send a 32 million dollar bill to the Russian Embassy in DC. If they don't pay the bill, shut down the power.
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The Dutch? Not Much.

That KLM-Malaysian jet was negligently routed over a combat zone to save on fuel costs. Follow the money or you'll be led by the nose.
 
Along with shooting down a Russian jet, how about this idea -- since the Russians clearly do not respect INTERNATIONAL airspace and INTERNATIONAL waterways, we should blockade the Dardanelles Straits to all Russian vessels. We could also put a blockade on the Gulf of Finland, too. That would leave them with Murmansk, off the Barents Sea, and Vladivostok, thousands of miles to the east of Moscow to carry all their seaborne commerce. HA! If we aren't safe in international space, then neither is Putin!

Where is Ralphie from "The Christmas Story" when you need him?


I see no Russian bloody nose here.

What about the 32 million dollar loss for the American taxpayers?


The Russians took down one of our military aircraft. The fact that it was not manned is irrelevant.
 
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We have weak leadership from the Commander-in-Chief to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, but if Biden does not respond, impeach him.

Gen Miley will probably tell the Russians that he will warn them before we attack...as he did with the Chinese.
 
Earl said:
The Russians drew first blood.

When a bully bloodies your nose, he will do so again if you don't respond.

Send a couple of F-22's to the area and shoot down a Russian jet.

If you are afraid of the screams of "escalation," the Russians will soon be shooting down our commercial aircraft.

They already shot down one over Ukraine.



Send a 32 million dollar bill to the Russian Embassy in DC. If they don't pay the bill, shut down the power.


Oh, I forgot, our weak president can't walk up the ramp to AF1 without falling.
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Fortunately, no one sane in Washington is calling for that.

It would be incredibly reckless, and likely start a world war.
 
BartenderElite said:
Fortunately, no one sane in Washington is calling for that.

It would be incredibly reckless, and likely start a world war.
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So, the bully bloodies your nose and you do nothing.

That 30 million dollar drone that the Russians downed over international waters was a military aircraft.

The Russians just shot down one of our military aircraft, an act of war, and you hide under your desk.

You should be on Gen. Miley’s staff.

You are pathetic.
 
Earl said:
So, the bully bloodies your nose and you do nothing.

That 30 million dollar drone that the Russians downed over international waters was a military aircraft.

The Russians just shot down one of our military aircraft, an act of war, and you hide under your desk.

You are pathetic.
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How many cities would you be willing to see destroyed for payback on that one?
 
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