NYT: American UAV that crashed in the Black Sea did not carry weapons

It is noted that this type of MQ-9 Reaper UAV can be equipped with Hellfire missiles.

“This aircraft was not equipped with weapons and conducted surveillance approximately 75 miles southwest of Crimea,” the report says.

On March 14, the US European Command announced that a Russian Su-27 hit the propeller of an American MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, after which the drone fell into international waters.

At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons and did not come into contact with a US drone over the Black Sea.

The ministry said that as a result of sharp maneuvering, the US drone went into uncontrolled flight with a loss of altitude and collided with the water surface.