TTwo MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft operated by the 3rd Special Operations Squadron undergo pre-flight checks before an experimental multi-aircraft control flight for the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 6, 2023. (This photo has been...
A frame from AFCENT’s video showing the Russian aircraft dropping flares in front of the MQ-9 and a picture released by the French armed forces showing the Su-35 crossing the Rafale’s path. A day after the previous incident, a new one...
Some frames from the video released by AFCENT. A video recorded by the drones’ sensors shows the Flankers lighting up the afterburners and releasing flares in front of the Reapers. After the collision with an MQ-9A Reaper over the Black Sea...
A composite image showing a US MQ-9 and a Russian Su-27 flying in close proximity (file photos edited by The Aviationist for illustration purposes only) The Russian aircraft struck the RPA’s propeller forcing the U.S. to bring the Reaper down in...
