DoD video shows a U.S Air Force Reaper strike on a Russia-made T-72 tank. (Screen shot of DoD video)
Military.com: US MQ-9 Reaper Drone Takes Out Russian T-72 Tank in Syria
A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone took out a Soviet-made T-72 tank in eastern Syria on Saturday in a "self-defense" strike after pro-regime forces fired on U.S. advisers and allied Syrian fighters.
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, head of Air Forces Central Command, acknowledged Tuesday that the battlespace in Syria is becoming increasingly contested as more operators move into the area, making response decisions ever more complicated.
"... We rely upon our folks who are on the ground to make that decision, primarily the ground force commander," Harrigian told reporters from the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, during a video teleconference briefing.
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More News On A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone 'Taking Out' A Russian T-72 Tank In 'Self Defense' In Syria
A US jet destroyed a Russian-made T-72 battle tank in 'self-defense' in Syria -- Business Insider
Coalition destroys Russian-made tank in Syria -- AFP
US-led coalition bombs pro-regime tank in Syria -- CNN
US jet destroys Russian-made tank in Syria -- UPI
US destroys Russian tank in Syria, reportedly killing three -- The Hill
3 comments:
The T-72 is not, by far, the latest model of Russian Tank.
Nobody claimed it is? Also the hardware the US used is quite old. .including F15 (20 years), reaper drone (5+ years) etc. ..no one sent the latest and greatest. ..C130.. 20 years and the list goes on
Luckily they didn't bring a pantir -s1 along for the ride.
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