Russia’s “navy plane engaged in unsafe and unprofessional habits Thursday. (Representational)
Washington:
Russian plane harassed American drones participating in operations in opposition to the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Thursday for the second time in 24 hours, a US commander stated.
Moscow’s “navy plane engaged in unsafe and unprofessional habits Thursday, 9:30 am native time, whereas interacting with US MQ-9 drones,” Air Power Lieutenant Normal Alexus Grynkewich stated in an announcement.
The planes “dropped flares in entrance of the drones and flew dangerously shut, endangering the protection of all plane concerned,” he stated.
The day before today, Grynkewich stated Russian jets additionally dropped flares in entrance of US MQ-9s, whereas one pilot turned on their aircraft’s afterburner in entrance of a drone.
Earlier this 12 months, the US stated a Russian jet clipped the propeller of a drone working over the Black Sea, inflicting it to crash. Moscow denied it was accountable.
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