Russia’s “army plane engaged in unsafe and unprofessional habits on Thursday. (Consultant)
Washington:
Russian jets on Thursday harassed US drones taking part in operations in opposition to the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria for the second time in 24 hours, a US commander stated.
The “Moscow army plane engaged in unsafe and unprofessional habits at 9:30 a.m. native time Thursday whereas interacting with U.S. MQ-9 drones,” Air Power Lieutenant Common Alexus Grynkewich stated in a press release.
The planes “dropped flares in entrance of the drones and flew dangerously shut, endangering the security of all plane concerned,” he stated.
The day past, Grynkewich stated Russian jets additionally dropped flares for US MQ-9s as a pilot turned on their aircraft’s afterburner for a drone.
Earlier this yr, the US stated a Russian fighter jet reduce the propeller of a drone working over the Black Sea, inflicting it to crash. Moscow denied it was accountable.
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