Risk of collision with the Russian Federation: Pentagon can give up the UAV flight over the Black Sea - CNN

The US military analyzes the overall costs and benefits of UAV flights in the region and compare intelligence with the risk of escalation of conflict with Russia. The US military analyzes the possibility of further operations of their UAVs in the Black Sea after an incident with MQ-9 Reaper. They choose the routes of their drones more carefully and find out how to reduce the risk of conflict with the Russian military, which regularly flights at fighters in the Crimean area.

This was reported on March 16 by CNN. It is emphasized that the Pentagon plans to analyze the total costs and benefits from these flights, comparing the potential intelligence value of a particular route with the risk of escalation of conflict with Russia. Some officials in the Ministry of Defense, write reviewers, fear that the refusal of flights will affect the collection of reconnaissance data related to war in Ukraine, although the US has alternatives to collect intelligence.

For example, Americans can collect information using spy satellites. However, the Pentagon still considers another drone over the Black Sea in the coming days, according to the usual schedule. Recall that the US military posted a video of the MQ-9 Reaper attack by Russian Su-27 fighters over the Black Sea. The footage shows the aircraft to intercepts UAV, dropping part of the fuel on it.