[UPDATE – Mar. 16] Pentagon Confirms that U.S. Drone Intercepted Over Black Sea Was on Spy Mission

MQ-9 Reaper is a modular reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. It is equipped with a turboprop engine and can develop a speed of more than 400 kilometer per hour. The maximal flight duration is 24 hours. The drone is capable of carrying air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles, and laser-guided bombs. Russian ambassador views U.S. drone’s Black Sea flight as provocation The reconnaissance mission of the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) above the Black Sea was a provocation, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has said. “The aircraft was flying with its transponders…