🇸🇾 #SYRIA – The 🇺🇸 US Department of Defense unofficially confirmed the loss of 2 of its reconnaissance and strike UAV drones, MQ-9 Reaper on August 18 over #Idlib.— ISCResearch (@ISCResearch) August 19, 2020
Pentagon spokesman; the vehicles collided in the air without impact from the ground. #OSINTpic.twitter.com/vtWt7FGzim
Marines Times: Two US drones collide and crash over Idlib, Syria, defense official says
The U.S. lost two drones over Syria Tuesday after a midair collision, a defense official tells Military Times.
Images of burning aircraft crashing to the ground were posted on Twitter Tuesday. There was speculation that the aircraft were MQ-9 Reapers — a remotely piloted aircraft used predominately as an armed hunter-killer drone, but also capable of surveillance and intelligence collection — and were shot down.
However, the defense official could not confirm the type of drone involved.
Reports indicate there was a collision, the defense official said, but whether they were shot at afterwards — and whether that caused the crash — is unclear.
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WNU Editor: What are the odds of two US Reaper drones colliding over the skies of Syria? In my book almost zero. I would not be surprised if these drones were shot down.
More News On Reports That The U.S. Lost Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Over Syria
Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground -- Warzone/The Drive
Two US MQ-9 Reaper Drones Reportedly Crash After Colliding Over Idlib (Photo, Video) -- Sputnik
Reports: U.S. MQ-9 military drone shot down over Syria -- Defence Blog
Reported Loss Of Two U.S. MQ-9 Reapers In Syria Raises Troubling Questions -- Forbes
3 comments:
They're not programmed to not crash into things?!
I agree with WNU.
If they have drone pilots, I would think the pilots would be given walking papers.
Still, why would you have more than 1 Drone in a box? unless they are shooting?
Next question was it the Russians, Syrians, Turks or ISIS?
Will the Syrians hold the remains and hostage and will the birthing factory pay ransom? (Good thing there wasn't a pilot!)
Fishy story, indeed. There's a lot of sky out there and these things occupy but a little at a time.
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