It's the latest incident between Russian aircraft and uncrewed U.S. vehicles over Syria.
A Russian fighter flies dangerously close to a U.S. MQ-9 before deploying flares from a position directly over an MQ-9 drone on a defeat-ISIS mission in Syria, July 23, 2023. | United States Air Forces CentralA Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously” close to a U.S.
drone that was targeting Islamic State fighters over Syria Sunday morning, harassing the drone and deploying flares directly above it, Air Force officials said.“The Russian fighter’s blatant disregard for flight safety detracts from our mission to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS,” Lt. Gen. Alex Grynkewich, jead of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said in a statement.
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