US says Russian aircraft struck its drone with flare over Syria

A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hangar at Amari Air Base, Estonia, July 1, 2020 [File: Janis Laizans/Reuters] The United States has said a Russian fighter jet struck an American drone with a flare over Syria at the weekend, with Washington again accusing Moscow of “unprofessional behaviour” in the skies above the country.

In a statement on Tuesday, US Air Forces Central said a Russian aircraft “flew dangerously close” to a US MQ-9 drone in the early hours of Sunday, “harassing” the drone and “deploying flares from a position overhead”. Keep reading

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