Versions of an emergency with a US MQ-4C drone that sent a distress signal in the Black Sea have been put forward
The reasons that prompted the American MQ-4C Triton drone, which conducted reconnaissance in the Black Sea, could have been a lightning strike or exposure Microwave rays.
It was previously reported that a US Navy MQ-4C drone with the call sign BLKCAT6, engaged in reconnaissance near Crimea, sent an emergency signal. The emergency signal was reportedly issued before the drone landed in Sicily, where the Sigonella NATO base is located. The drone flew over the Black Sea and returned to the airfield in Sicily on Friday. It is reported that the drone later landed at the base. Several sources reported about the emergency signal he sent.
“Loss of communication with the US Navy MQ-4C over the Black Sea either due to lightning or other reasons (exposure to high-energy microwave rays),” — writes “Russian Weapons”.
According to military correspondents, after the emergency, active flights of NATO aircraft were observed in this area, which could have been searching for the wreckage of drones.
MQ-4C Triton — long-range reconnaissance UAV , developed for the US Navy based on the RQ-4 Global Hawk strategic drone. It can stay in the air for more than 30 hours, moving at an altitude of up to 17 thousand meters, and flying at speeds of more than 600 km/h. In one day, the MQ-4C Triton can survey up to seven million square kilometers of surface.