"Russian jet collides with US drone over Black Sea"

[henra]

Originally Posted by Nick H.

Both pilots have been given medals. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ne-2023-03-17/ The official story is that they intercepted it without hitting it. It crashed because the operator lost control.

Ahhh, it was the self- denting mechanism (an electrically driven hammer that extends and hammers at parts of the aircraft) which the operator activated that bent and cut the prop blade visible in the video...

You really have to admire the Russian Chuzpe...