{"id":17573,"date":"2023-03-16T11:37:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T11:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=17573"},"modified":"2023-03-16T14:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:03:44","slug":"video-released-of-mq-9-reaper-drone-and-russian-su-27-collision-on-march-14-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/video-released-of-mq-9-reaper-drone-and-russian-su-27-collision-on-march-14-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Released of MQ-9 Reaper Drone and Russian Su-27 Collision on March 14, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Video Declassified of MQ-9 Reaper Drone and Russian Su-27 Collision on March 14, 2023\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-DMtqJoJ7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>U.S. European Command has released footage of the MQ-9 Reaper Drone and Su-27 Russian aircraft collision. Their official press release outlining the footage was the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">STUTTGART, Germany &#8211; U.S. European Command released declassified footage of a Russian Su-27 aircraft conducting an unsafe\/unprofessional intercept of a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 in international airspace over the Black Sea, March 14. In addition to the footage, a storyboard of the events with declassified stills from the MQ-9 footage is also released.<\/p>\n<p><em>The following is a summary of the video:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:00: [Start of video] A Russian Su-27 approaches to the rear of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:05: A Russian Su-27 begins to release fuel as it passes.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:09 A Russian Su-27 passes over the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 while releasing fuel. As the Su-27 passes over the top of the MQ-9, it also disrupts the video transmission.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:11: The propeller of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9 can be seen and remains undamaged.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:22: A Russian Su-27 begins a second approach toward the MQ-9.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:27: A Russian Su-27 begins to release fuel on the approach toward the<\/em><br \/>\n<em>MQ-9. The Su-27 proceeds to pass even closer.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:29: A Russian Su-27 collides with the MQ-9 and the MQ-9&#8217;s camera feed is lost for approximately 60 seconds.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:39: The MQ-9&#8217;s camera feed has returned to working order. At this time the propeller can be seen again and one of the props can be seen damaged.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>00:42: [End of video]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Editor&#8217;s Note: This declassified video has been edited for length, however, the events are depicted in sequential order.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"uk-grid\">\n<h3 class=\"uk-width-10-10 uk-width-small-10-10 uk-width-medium-6-10 uk-width-large-6-10 uk-hidden-small comments_news_info comments_info\">Download<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/images\/video.gif\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/documents3.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dod\/DOD_109513723-1920x1080-9000k.mp4\">Video File \/ Raw Download Release (Highest Quality Available)<\/a> [1920&#215;1080 &#8211; 27.5MB]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-17573-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/documents3.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dod\/DOD_109513723-1920x1080-9000k.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/documents3.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dod\/DOD_109513723-1920x1080-9000k.mp4\">https:\/\/documents3.theblackvault.com\/documents\/dod\/DOD_109513723-1920x1080-9000k.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. European Command has released footage of the MQ-9 Reaper Drone and Su-27 Russian aircraft collision. 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