Russia’s brazen decision to strike a US military drone over the Black Sea reportedly came from the very top. Three US officials said the highest levels of the Kremlin gave the go-ahead for two Russian Su-27 fighter jets to strike an American
The US is in a race with Russia to retrieve the £26million ($32million) drone downed over the Black Sea by Putin’s fighter jets last night. Recovery teams risk meeting head on in the choppy waters with tensions between the two nations at
The U.S. said on Tuesday two Russian SU-27 warplanes harassed and struck down an unmanned U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over international waters, forcing it to crash into the Black Sea in what could be described as “coercive signaling.” If a Russia warplane
Tensions remain between Russia and the United States after a collision in international airspace. U.S. military command officials said Tuesday that a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on a U.S. drone over the Black Sea, clipped the drone’s propeller and forced it
The U.K. and Germany scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian aircraft flying near Estonia late Tuesday. The Russian aircraft, a Russian Il-78 Midas refueling plane and an Antonov 148 military transport, approached NATO airspace without contacting Estonian authorities. The incident was
A top US general issued a WW3 warning on Tuesday as he said collisions between US, Russian and Chinese aircraft could lead to a major conflict. The comments come as two Russian Su-27 fighter jets brought down an unmanned US MQ-9 Reaper
Washington has slammed the “reckless” behaviour of Russian fighter jets over an incident which has seen a US surveillance drone downed over the Black Sea. According to US Pentagon officials, the drone was on a routine mission in international airspace when two
A Russian fighter jet collided with a US drone forcing it into the Black Sea on Tuesday and damaging its propeller, according to a well-placed US official. The Russian jet had intentionally flown in front of the unmanned drone and dumped fuel
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions on Thursday on a China-based network that sells aerospace components to Iran for manufacturing drones. The Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company manufactures the Shahed-136 drones and exports them to Russia, which has increasingly used them
An explosion in eastern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three people, according to reports. A war monitoring group said the blast was likely caused by a drone strike that targeted Iran-backed militiamen. No group claimed responsibility for an attack in the