After Russia shot down the US MQ-9 Reaper Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, it also tried its luck against Bayraktar TB2. Bayraktar TB2 successfully protected itself in the short-term incident on the Black Sea. Here are the details about the short-term encounter.
Harassment of Bayraktar TB2 from a Russian warplane!
The Russian Air Force has been very active for the last 2 weeks. On March 14, 2023, the Russian SU-27 fighter jet shot down the US SİHA. In the incident that took place at that time, the SU-27 fighter jet dumped fuel on the US MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Then, the propellers of the Reaper were locked due to the fuel coming on the UAV and the Reaper crashed into the cool waters of the Black Sea.
This time Russia tried its luck on the TB2s BAYKAR sold to Ukraine. In the incident that took place on the Crimean Peninsula, the Russian warplane TB2 made a rapid pass near it. The TB2, which was affected by the “jet wash” caused by this transition, recovered easily after a small wobble and continued on its way. It is not known why the Russian plane did not shoot down the TB2 in the air with cannons or missiles.
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The event was recorded moment by moment from Bayraktar TB2’s camera. The plane that made the jet wash effect is thought to be a Su-27, again.
The process after the downing of the USA MQ-9 Reaper!
In the incident that took place on March 14, 2023, Russia first harassed the MQ-9 Reaper with its Su-27 aircraft, just like it did to the TB2 SİHA. Then, fuel leaked to the SİHA, rendering the engine inactive, and then hitting the propellers of the SİHA. After the incident, the US had no other choice and buried the MG-9 Reaper in the Black Sea waters.
After the event, “What will happen to the wreckage?” questions began to be asked. Only the Turkish Navy and the Russian Navy have the technical infrastructure necessary to remove the wreckage in the region. Search ships of the Russian Navy are said to have located the wreck. There is no explanation on the subject.
The USA sent a new UAV to the region on March 15, 2023, 1 day after the incident. An RQ-4 Global Hawk model UAV took over the task in the region. The RQ-4 Global Hawk, which has Rolls-Royce production engines, operates at much higher altitudes than the MQ-9 Reaper.
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