- The US military said its MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed into the Black Sea after a Russian Su-27 fighter jet damaged its propeller.
- It is a remotely piloted drone.
- It can reach up to 50,000 feet for more than 27 hours, gathering intelligence with cameras, sensors and radars.
- It can also carry precision strikes.
Black Sea
· The Black Sea is a mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asi. · Countries surrounding Black sea: · Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. · The Black Sea ultimately drains into the Mediterranean Sea, via the Turkish Straits and the Aegean Sea. · The Bosporus strait connects it to the small Sea of Marmara. · To the north, the Black Sea is connected to the Sea of Azov by the Kerch Strait. |
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB