drone. an unmanned u.s. q-9 aircraft conducting operations in international airspace. one russian jet struck our mq-9 aircraft resulting in a crash. this hazardous episode is a part is part of a pattern of aggressive, risky and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international airspace b now, i just got off the phone with my russian counterpart, minister shoigu. as i ve said repeatedly, it s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. and the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows and it is incumbent upon russia to operate its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner now, let me turn to the important work of this contact
one jet flew underneath the drone, and kipped the pro-feller on the back of the mq-9. because of the damage, we were in a position to have to essentially have to crash it into the black sea. reporter: but russia denies the two aircraft collided. the russian ambassador to the u.s. trying to calm tensions after the biden administration summoned him to the state department. we prefer not to create a situation where we can face unintended collisions or unintended incidents between the russian federation and the united states. reporter: with u.s. and russian aircraft operating over the black sea, the invasion of ukraine drags on, and so do the chances of a dangerous miscalculation. we know that the interception was intentional. it was also very unsafe and unprofessional. the actual contact of the russian fighter with our uav,
tension. defense secretary lloyd austin spoke by phone with his russian counterpart, defense minister sergei stressing open communication. it s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. austin emphasized that the u.s. will continue to fly and operate wherever international law allows despite the intercept and downing of a u.s. drone by russian fighter jets. this hazardous episode is part of a pattern of aggressive risky and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international airspace. u.s. says the mq 9 was conducting standard surveillance in international airspace. two russian su-27 fighters harassed it for a half an hour. dumped fuel on it and buzzed so close they ultimately collided, causing the drone to ditch in the sea. the russians say they never hit the drone, claiming it was flying with transponders off and threatening their border. russian ambassador anna toll la said we assume that the united
the tiny data centre that has been used to keep this uk pool at the perfect temperature. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we begin tonight with the news that an american surveillance drone has crashed in the black sea, after an incident involving two russian fighter jets. the us and russia have given very different accounts of what happened. here is the us account, given by pentagon s press secretary air force brigadier general pat ryder. at approximately 7:03am central european at approximately 7:03am central european time one at approximately 7:03am central european time one of at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the russian at approximately 7:03am central european time one of the russian su 27 aircraft european time one of the russian su 27 aircraft struck the propeller of the mh 27 aircraft struck the propeller of the mq 9 causing us forces have to bring it the mq 9
might get there first because it takes time to send u.s. ships through the bath rah strait and get permission from turkey to move through the black sea. because we only have 30 seconds left, i want to ask you what an mq-9 is and what it would be doing there he said these were routine flights. this is a drone, successor to the earlier predator drones that maybe you ve seen in the movies. mq-9 is used for reconnaissance, to look at and watch an area it also has the ability to be armed and to deliver missiles, but he did not say that was the case, didn t give a definitive answer, but seemed to suggest the mission was reconnaissance and surveillance and he said it was in international airspace at all times, and it s not uncommon for the u.s. to fly these kinds of drones and aircraft over the black sea. of course, we also sail u.s.