Turkey’s General Staff said earlier on Friday that the Turkish air forces had gunned down an unidentified drone that had trespassed the country’s air space.
According to media reports, the drone fell down three kilometers off the border with Syria. Photos of the downed aircraft were posted on the internet.
- "Judging by the photos, the drone was not shot down. It simply fell down due to a technical malfunction," Fedutinov said.
The Russian defense ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said all Russian warplanes employed in Syria had returned to the airbase while drones were operating a routine regime. Deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff Andrey Kartapolov also said all Russian drone were either on combat missions or staying at the airbase. "You can only guess or find out whom the unmanned aerial vehicle belonged to," Kartapolov told a briefing.
[tass.ru]
16/10/15
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Drone gunned down over Turkey does not belong to Russia — General Staff ...
ReplyDeleteA drone allegedly gunned down over Turkey has nothing to do with Russia, since all Russian drones used in the anti-Islamic State operation in Syria are either on combat mission or are staying at the airbase, deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff Andrey Kartapolov said on Friday.
At a briefing for military attaches and journalists, Kartapolov commented on Internet reports alleging that the Turkish partners had shot down a Russian drone flying over Turkey.......http://tass.ru/en/world/829553
The US Air Force recently lost control of two armed Predator drones in separate incidents in Turkey and Iraq, a US military official said Wednesday...
ReplyDeleteThe Predators were both carrying air-to-surface Hellfire missiles when they crashed, but these were safely recovered along with the aircraft.
In the first case on October 17, a Predator crew reported a "lost link and subsequent crash while the Predator was flying southeast of Baghdad," military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said.
Local Iraqi police recovered the drone in the vicinity of Al-Kut. They returned the aircraft to US control and there were no injuries, Warren said.
Then on October 19, a different Predator "crashed" in southern Turkey, Warren said. Local media have said it came down in Hatay.
"The aircraft experienced mechanical failure. The Air Force in this case maintained positive control of the aircraft and brought it down safely in an unpopulated area," Warren said.
Again, the aircraft was returned to US control. Both incidents are under investigation.......AFP.......http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/89810-151021-two-armed-us-predator-drones-crash-in-iraq-turkey
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