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USA erased sensitive software on drone remotely before it crashed into Black Sea
KYIV. March 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The United States erased sensitive software on the MQ-9 Reaper drone remotely before it crashed into the Black Sea to prevent Russia from collecting secret information, CNN reports referring to two U.S. officials.
“The steps to wipe the software were taken after the encounter between the drone and two Russian Su-27 fighter jets. The Russian jets dumped jet fuel in front of the US surveillance drone early Tuesday morning, after which one of the Russian jets collided with the drone, damaging its propellor and forcing the US to bring it down in the Black Sea,” the message reads.
It clarifies that the US does not have any Navy ships in the Black Sea, according to a Navy official, which would make any attempted US recovery effort “extremely difficult and time-consuming.”
