Originally Posted by
voyageur9
... in a time of war, perhaps. But causing the deliberate destruction of another nation's military asset in international airspace is an 'act of war' by the agressors, in this instance, the Russians.
Uh, no, it isn't. (But it's certainly an unfriendly act).
I am not sure where you come up with that "act of war" assessment. Please share where that comes from. Or would that be from a place where the sun does not shine?
As a point of comparison, the use of lasers to attempt to blind US aircrew was a far more hostile act, but that goes back a few years ...
Originally Posted by
Ninthace
The drone was minding its own business then? Or was it spying too, albeit in international airspace. Perhaps a question of degree rather than an absolute?
Thank you comrade Ninthace, for your spin in accordance with RT.
To answer your question,
it was flying in international airspace.
Had it violated Russian airspace, though, it would be a very different matter.