The White House is 'not sure' the US can recover the drone a Russian warplane ran into over the Black Sea

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 10:04

MQ-9 Reaper San Clemente Island California — An MQ-9 Reaper on San Clemente Island in California on June 23. 2022.
US Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Joseph Pagan

A Russian fighter jet hit a US military drone on Tuesday, forcing it to crash into the Black Sea.
The Su-27 clipped the MQ-9 Reaper drone's propeller after harassing it in international airspace.
It's unclear if the US will be able to recover the aircraft, a White House official said Wednesday.

The US may not be able to recover a military drone that crashed into the Black Sea after it was struck by a Russian warplane, a top White House official said on Wednesday.