Watch: When A Russian Su-27 Fighter Collided With An American MQ-9 Reaper Drone

A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Fighter Jet collided with a United States MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea, the Pentagon, US Department of Defence, said.

Yesterday a video was released where the Su-27 is reportedly flying close to the American spy drone.

The Russian Su-27 fighter jet in the video appears to be flying in very close proximity to the American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The Indian Armed Forces are also looking to buy MQ-9 Reaper UAVs from the United States.

Various reports indicate that India could buy 18 of these drones, six each for the Navy, Army and the Air Force.

The MQ-9 Reaper is designed and developed by General Atomics and has an endurance of over 27 hours, can operate up to 50,000 feet, and has a payload capacity of 1,746 kg.

A SkyGuardian becomes a SeaGuardian, for example, when it carries a 360-degree maritime search radar that gives users a quality of maritime domain awareness they can’t achieve any other way,” Vivek Lal, Chief Executive of General Atomics said.

“Other payloads include communications relays — so the aircraft can serve as a node connecting forces over land or sea — or other intelligence, surveillance or military systems,” Lal further said.

“These aircraft can conduct search and rescue, help fight wildfires, support customs authorities, augment naval forces and take many other tasks,” Lal added.