Russia-US drone incident is preview of future drone wars - analysis

Chris

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Russia-US drone incident is preview of future drone wars - analysis
The Russian decision to harass, intercept, or down the US drone is important. This is not the first time that planes have shot down drones.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov has sought to bolster Russia’s position after Russian warplanes forced a US drone to crash into the Black Sea. The diplomat claimed on Wednesday that the drone was involved in reconnaissance data collection that is aiding Ukraine.

Russia’s invasion of its beleaguered southeastern neighbor over a year ago has exacerbated tensions with the West even further. Although such a drone flight is not a new thing, the US has flown such missions over the Black Sea for a while – and this incident raises the stakes.

In the past, large US Global Hawk drones have been involved in flights over the Black Sea and their paths can often be viewed online on open-source intelligence sites, and social media users often track them. This suggests that they are not doing anything particularly secret.

more.............. https://www.jpost.com/international/article-734426
 

daygo

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Can someone please explain how a plane colliding with a drone, how the drone appear unaffected afterwards.
 
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