The Russian jets dropped parachute flares in front of the drones, forcing the operators of the unmanned aircraft to take evasive maneuvers. One Russian jet lit its afterburner in front of a US drone.

Russian fighter pilots have been antagonizing US drones over Syria for several days. Russians fired flares at drones and flew close enough to them to prompt evasive maneuvers. US officials called ...

On Wednesday, the Air Force announced that three of its MQ-9 Reaper drones were harassed by three Russian fighter jets that "dropped multiple parachute flares in front of the drones, forcing our ...

A Russian fighter jet flew "dangerously close" to a US military drone over Syria, the Air Force said. The Su-35 harassed the MQ-9 Reaper drone by releasing flares in its path, damaging the propeller.

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It's the latest in a string of "unprofessional" incidents, the military said. A Russian fighter jet fired flares directly at an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Syria on Sunday, damaging its ...

The Russian jets dropped parachute flares in front of the drones, forcing the operators of the unmanned aircraft to take evasive maneuvers. One Russian jet lit its afterburner in front of a US drone.