Two days ago, the U.S. Armed Forces claimed that a Russian Su-27 aircraft crashed into a U.S.
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A Russian Su-27 aircraft struck part of an unmanned, U.S. drone over the Black Sea, causing the MQ-9 aircraft to crash into the water, the U.S. military claimed in a statement published Tuesday afternoon.
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Defense officials claim that a Chinese surveillance balloon has been drifting over the northern part of the United States for the past several days.