File photo dated July 11, 2022 shows a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone fly over La Defense business district during an aerial rehearsal for the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 6, 2022 shows a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 49th Wing, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 6, 2022 shows a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper, assigned to the 49th Wing, lands at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel O'Shea via ABACAPRESS.COM

Undated handout photo dated shows a MQ-9 Reaper. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated August 6, 2022 shows an MQ-9 Reaper sits on the 361 Expeditionary Attack Squadron flightline at an undisclosed location. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Bentley via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated September 1, 2021 shows a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, takes off from the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated January 14, 2020 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated Nov. 20, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line as the sun sets at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range, A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado via ABACAPRESS.COM

NEVADA, UNITED STATES - ARCHIVE (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / WILLIAM RIO ROSADO / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A file photo dated on 19.11.2019 shows a MQ-9 Reaper flies a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range., in Nevada, United States. A Russian SU-27 fighter jet crashed into a US Reaper drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, causing the American plane to crash, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The incident happened after the Russian jet and another SU-27 "conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept" of the Reaper, including dumping fuel on the drone and flying in front of it "in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner." One of the SU-27's struck the propeller of the MQ-9 at roughly 7:03 a.m. CET (0603GMT). USAF - William Rio Rosado / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

NEVADA, UNITED STATES - ARCHIVE (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'UNITED STATES AIR FORCE / WILLIAM RIO ROSADO / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A file photo dated on 19.11.2019 shows a MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., in Nevada, United States. A Russian SU-27 fighter jet crashed into a US Reaper drone in international airspace above the Black Sea, causing the American plane to crash, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The incident happened after the Russian jet and another SU-27 "conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept" of the Reaper, including dumping fuel on the drone and flying in front of it "in a reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner." One of the SU-27's struck the propeller of the MQ-9 at roughly 7:03 a.m. CET (0603GMT). USAF - William Rio Rosado / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated May 29, 2016 shows an MQ-9 Reaper performs during an air show demonstration , at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr. via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows Creech and Nellis Airmen coordinated a training flight together on the Nevada Test and Training Range, . Aircrew with the 66th Rescue Squadron trained on the range and integrated with the MQ-9 Reaper aircrew to document the Reaper in flight. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 15, 2019 shows an MQ-9 Reaper, piloted from the ground by Maj. Stevo, MQ-9 instructor pilot, flies over the Nevada Test and Training Range. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Haley Stevens via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated July 8, 2021 shows an MQ-9 Reaper from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, flies over Holloman AFB, New Mexico. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessica Sanchez via ABACAPRESS.COM

Handout photo dated October 20, 2022 shows an MQ-9 Reaper prepares for takeoff at a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at the Eglin range in northwest Florida. A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US Air Force. The Reaper drone and two SU-27 Flanker jets were operating over international waters over the Black Sea when one of the Russian jets intentionally flew in front of and dumped fuel in front of the unmanned drone, according to the official. One of the jets then damaged the propeller of the Reaper, which is mounted on the rear of the drone, the official said. The damage to the propeller forced the US to bring down the Reaper in international waters in the Black Sea. U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. James R. Wilson via ABACAPRESS.COM