Russia and the United States are in a race to retrieve the debris of the MQ-9 drone that crashed into the Black Sea after an incident in international airspace.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Washington.The details of the incident have been contested on multiple points, creating two separate narratives leading to the crash.
A former drone pilot told Fox News that U.S. drones always have their transponders turned on, except when flying in combat. Additionally, a MQ-9 Reaper drone is not a stealth aircraft, and it would be seen on Russian radar, the pilot said. Two U.S. military fighter pilots, speaking with Fox News, disputed the idea that Russian jets could have dumped fuel on the drone.
"The incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper UAV — provoked by Russia over the Black Sea — is Putin's way of signaling his readiness to expand the conflict to involve other parties," said National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov."The purpose of this all-in tactic is to always be raising the stakes."
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