The US may stop using drones over the Black Sea after the destruction of the MQ-9 Reaper

A few days ago, the actions of the pilots of Russian Su-27 aircraft led to the crash of an American MQ-9 drone

Reaper. Now the US Department of Defense is considering the possibility of abandoning the use of drones over the Black Sea.

What is known

The MQ-9 Reaper incident took place on 14 March.One of the Russian fighters caught the propeller of an unmanned aerial vehicle with its wing, because of which the Americans had to drown their drone in the sea. Later, the Pentagon released a video of the aircraft colliding with the UAV.

Now the US military is consideringcomplete renunciation of operations in the Black Sea. The US Department of Defense wants to evaluate the benefits of drone flights in the region and compare them with the risk of escalating conflict with the Russian Federation.

According to CNN, some officials fear thatThe cancellation of operations in Cherny will have a negative impact on the collection of information related to the war in Ukraine. Although we should not forget that the United States has other ways of obtaining the necessary data. For example, using satellites. But in any case, one drone will make at least one flight to the MQ-9 Reaper crash site.