Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea

Re:Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea by CommitSyn on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @02:11PM (#35155926)

> For it to be lost completely in an attempted intercept is highly unusual, he notes.

My major question is, did the drone self-destruct to prevent retrieval and reverse engineering?

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Re:Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea by VladimirGolovin on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @04:38PM (#35158121)

Based on the Russian sources, yes, it did self-destruct.

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Re:Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea by AnthonyUK on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @05:11PM (#35158728)

I guess this was after the Russian aircraft dumped fuel on it and collided with the prop?

Who is a more trustworthy source? Unfortunately not a single word from the Russian official sources can be taken seriously.

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Re:Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea by CommitSyn on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @06:54PM (#35160397)

I think that was their subtle joke.

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