Russian jet collides with US drone over the Black Sea

[fancyfredbot]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64957792

[mzs]

>At approximately 7:03 AM (CET), one of the Russian Su-27 aircraft struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. Several times before the collision, the Su-27s dumped fuel on and flew in front of the MQ-9 in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner. This incident demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional.

https://www.eucom.mil/pressrelease/42314/russian-aircraft-co...

[unmole → mzs]

> environmentally unsound

I can't help laughing.

[temp2022account → unmole]

> unprofessional

even funnier!

[Kukumber]

what a US drone is doing far away from the US?

> The US European command said

Oh, i see, they no longer hide

[icedistilled → Kukumber]

Yes exactly any country flying outside their 12 nautical mile airspace boundary is a sign of devious intent said no one ever. Oh wait but why is russia flying outside their 12 mi radius!!

[Kukumber → icedistilled]

indeed, that was the point, both shouldn't be there

[icedistilled → Kukumber]

That's a unique perspective.

[pageandrew → Kukumber]

Flying over international waters in international airspace.

[Kukumber → pageandrew]

*Flying a US spying drone over European waters and European airspace

[pageandrew → Kukumber]

Spying drone -- correct. European water -- not correct, its international water. European airspace -- not correct, its international airspace.

[sschueller → Kukumber]

"German American command has reported balloon over Alaska. ". That's what it sounds like to us.

Maybe it is time for the US to stop playing world police.