Did Russia ‘Fish Out’ U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone From The Black Sea?

MQ-9 Reaper  

EurAsian Times: Did Russia ‘Fish Out’ MQ-9 Reaper Drone From The Black Sea? Report Claims Moscow Is Already Decoding Its Tech 

Russia has recovered the downed American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the Black Sea and is studying its satellite navigation, electronic intelligence gathering systems, optical devices, and data-linking devices, according to a local Russian language media claim. 

Recovered or not is a different story and cannot be independently verified for now, however, the Russian-language report citing its “sources” talks about features that Russian scientists are decoding. An interesting read to understand Reaper’s features from the Russian perspective.  

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Update: MQ-9 drone ‘shot down’ by Su-27 recovered from seabed by Russians (Bulgarian Military) 

WNU Editor: I am skeptical that Russia has been able to retrieve this drone. But some Russian sources are saying that parts of the drone were retrieved, and they are being studied.