The jet blast from the afterburner can potentially damage the Reaper’s electronics, and Grynkewich said it reduced the drone operator’s ability to safely operate the aircraft.
In a statement, Grynkewich said one of the Russian pilots moved their aircraft in front of a drone and engaged the SU-35’s afterburner, which greatly increases its speed and air pressure. local time, on a mission against ISIS militant group which was not detailed, when three of the Russian aircraft “began harassing the drones.” Alex Grynkewich, commander of 9th Air Force in the Middle East, said three of the US drones were operating over Syria after 10:30 a.m. The flares are attached to parachutes, The Associated Press reported.
US Air Forces Central released a video of the encounter, showing a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on a Reaper, and later showed a number of the so-called parachute flares moving into the drone’s flight path. Russian fighter jets flew dangerously close to several US drone aircraft over Syria on Wednesday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive maneuvers, the Air Force said.
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