{"id":1886973,"date":"2023-03-14T15:58:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T20:03:16","slug":"russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian fighter jet collides with U.S. drone causing it to crash into Black Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1886973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> <br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Fabrizio Ville\/Getty Images).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN Deven Berryhill<br \/>UPDATED 12:45 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p>The propeller of an American Air Force drone was struck by a Russian fighter jet, causing it to crash into the Black Sea. &#8220;unsafe and unprofessional&#8221; intercept.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Two Russian Su-27 fighter aircraft flew over the MQ-9 Reaper drone from international waters west to Crimea, according to US European Command (USEUCOM). This occurred at 7:03 AM (CET). According to the USEUCOM statement, one of the fighters had clipped the propeller of a drone, resulting in the U.S. forces having to bring down the MQ-9.<\/p>\n<p>James B. Hecker was commander of US Air Forces Europe &#038; Air Forces Africa. He said that the MQ-9 was performing routine operations when it was intercepted by a Russian plane and hit by it. This resulted in a crash. &#8220;complete&#8221; The drone is lost.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. MQ-9 drone aircraft had been performing routine operations, when it was intercepted. A Russian aircraft hit the propeller and caused the aircraft to crash.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;[This incident] demonstrates a lack of competence in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional,&#8221; U.S. Air Force General James B. Hecker was the commander of US Air Forces Europe &#038; Air Forces Africa and spoke out about the Russians&#8217; actions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>USEUCOM reported that a &#8220;pattern of dangerous actions&#8221; Russian pilots in international airspace around American aircrafts. According to the U.S intelligence agency, this incident was classified as &#8220;dangerous&#8221; He warned that any further confrontations with Russian military aircrafts could lead to more danger &#8220;miscalculation and unintended escalation.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay updated! You will receive breaking news alerts straight to your email. Register here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Rep. Steve Toth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Alex Bruesewitz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Col. Stuart Scheller<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Peter Schiff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>SHANGHAI (Reuters) \u2013 Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and Chinese electric vehicle and battery maker BYD Co Ltd on Tuesday denied\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) is looking to find new banking partners for portfolio companies following the collapse of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) \u2013 India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) \u2013 Imagine digitally inscribing 3D images of objects such as multi-colored spheres onto a\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=russian-fighter-jet-collides-with-u-s-drone-causing-it-to-crash-into-black-sea\">Russian fighter jet collides and American drone, causing it to crash into the Black Sea<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Fabrizio Villa\/Getty Images) OAN Deven BerryhillUPDATED 12:45 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 14, 2023 A Russian fighter jet hit the propeller of a U.S. Air Force drone causing it to crash over the Black Sea in what U.S. forces called an \u201cunsafe and unprofessional\u201d intercept. 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