MOSCOW, Aug 8 An MQ-9 drone of the «coalition» led by the United States dangerously approached a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the skies over Syria, the deputy head said at a briefing Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in the Arab Republic (CPVS) Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.
«August 8 at 07:03 near the settlement of Ain Isa, Raqqa province, a dangerous approach was recorded between an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle of the coalition and a Su-34 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the approach was less than 100 meters in height,» he said. Cool down at the briefing.
He noted that the flight of the «coalition» drone was not deconflicted. The collision was avoided thanks to the professionalism of the Russian pilots and the timely measures taken by them.
Kulit specified that during the day the «coalition» recorded 10 cases of violation of deconfliction protocols. At Tanf, 16 violations were recorded by three pairs of F-16 fighters, one pair of F-35 fighters, one pair of Typhoon fighters, one pair of Rafal fighters, three MQ-1C multi-purpose unmanned aerial vehicles and one MC reconnaissance aircraft -12W «coalitions». html» data-title=»UAVs of the US coalition twice dangerously approached the Su-35 of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria»>