Drone Video of Russkie jet hitting it

[Wingnut]

https://rumble.com/v2ddhbg-video-of-russian-su-27-fighter-jet-colliding-with-mq-9-drone.html

[mystery-ak]

Watch: U.S. Military Releases Russian Su-27 Fighter Harassing American Drone over Black Sea Footage

Kristina Wong 16 Mar 2023

The United States military’s European Command released footage of a Russian Su-27 fighter plane harassing an American Air Force MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday.

The video shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the rear of the MQ-9 and dumping fuel over it as it passes, disrupting the MQ-9’s video transmission.

The video shows the Russian Su-27 making a second approach toward the drone, again dumping fuel on it.

Then the video shows a Russian Su-27 colliding with the drone and the drone’s camera feed being lost for about 60 seconds. Afterward, the camera feed returns, showing the drone’s propellers damaged by the impact.

https://twitter.com/kristina_wong/status/1636312059557150721

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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/03/16/watch-u-s-military-releases-russian-su-27-fighter-harassing-american-drone-over-black-sea-footage/

[Kamaji]

Interesting that a fuel dump has that much of an effect on the drone.  Perhaps that needs to be addressed in the next iteration.

[Wingnut]

Interesting that a fuel dump has that much of an effect on the drone.  Perhaps that needs to be addressed in the next iteration.

I think the Rooskie watched Die Hard II too many times.

[Kamaji]

I think the Rooskie watched Die Hard II too many times.

I'll give the orc pilot points for practical thinking outside the box; shooting it down with cannon or missile would have been a bit too overt and obvious to treat as an "incident" but "accidentally" dumping fuel, and "accidentally" getting too close, can be treated as an "incident" which doesn't require either party to go to a war footing.

[catfish1957]

I think the Rooskie watched Die Hard II too many times.

or Rocky 4 and that Su-27's call sign is Drago.

[catfish1957]

I'll give the orc pilot points for practical thinking outside the box; shooting it down with cannon or missile would have been a bit too overt and obvious to treat as an "incident" but "accidentally" dumping fuel, and "accidentally" getting too close, can be treated as an "incident" which doesn't require either party to go to a war footing.

I'm surprised they used the fuel. 

I would figure a couple flyby's a few feet away would create enough turbulence in the jet's wake.