Location:
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
Post Date:
Mar 16, 2023 8:24 AM
TAG ID:
upiphotostwo915696
(RM)
Credit:
U.S. AIR FORCE/UPI/Newscom
Format:
4000 x 2667 Color JPEG
Photographer:
U.S. AIR FORCE
Keywords:
News, Conflict, Screenshot, Screengrab, ISR Drone, Ukraine War
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. The Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters. Photo via U.S. Air Force/UPI