'The obvious US response to Russia's action would have been to warn against future shootdowns and maintain the drone flights on their existing flight paths. Instead, the US is sending the message that it can be corralled into retreat,' TomRtweets writes.
On March 14, a Russian fighter jet crashed into a U.S. Reaper MQ-9 drone operating over the Black Sea, destroying it. That drone cost American taxpayers roughly $18 million to $32 million and was deployed in international airspace to monitor Russian forces occupying Ukraine. Russia had no legitimate excuse for downing the drone and offered no apology for doing so. On the contrary, Moscow awarded medals to the pilots involved.
The Reaper drone's intelligence collection effort centers on radar and imagery systems. The collection utility of those systems is dependable on their physical proximity to a target. By moving the drones further south over the Black Sea, the U.S. is weakening its means of gathering intelligence. Binoculars are still useful, for example, but less useful at greater distances. In essence, the U.S.
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