Defence Minister Richard Marles has called on the Russian Military Defence to “explain” themselves after a United States Air Force drone was downed over the Black Sea.
At around 7am on Tuesday, the American drone was conducting a routine mission in international airspace – a normal occurrence for US and European military aircraft – when two Russian SU27 jets attempted to intercept it.
Mr Marles told Sky News Australia host Peter Stefanovic the incident is"another example" of Russia"not playing by the rules". “I’ve seen the reports in this morning’s media, I’m not privy to any information that’s not in the public domain,” the Defence Minister added. US Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters at a press conference on Tuesday evening that the incident demonstrated a “lack of competence” on the part of the Russians, “in addition to being unsafe and unprofessional”.
In a statement posted to their Telegram channel on Tuesday night , Russia’s Ministry of Defence claimed the US drone had its transponders turned off which it said is a violation of international standards.
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