Steps to remove the software were made after the drone collided with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
The United States has removed confidential software from the downed MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea. CNN reported this, citing several US officials.
It is noted that this was done to prevent the Russians from obtaining classified information. Steps to remove the software were made after the drone collided with a Russian Su-27 fighter jet.
Earlier, John Kirby, the US National Security Council’s coordinator for Strategic Communications, confirmed the measures to protect drone-related “rights”.
“Without going into too much detail, I can say that we have taken steps to protect our rights in relation to this particular drone. And it belongs to the United States. Obviously we don’t want anyone to get their hands on anyone else pa. than us,” he declared.
As US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in an interview with MSNBC on March 15, the United States is looking into the possibility of releasing video footage of the drone incident in the Black Sea.
“We are considering such a decision. But when making such decisions, we always consider, first of all, the need to protect the sources and methods of collecting information … The video shows that the pilot of Russia was approaching and in a completely unprofessional manner, which seemed, without any control over the actions taken, almost collided with an American drone,” said Price.
Remember, yesterday, March 14, the US military said that a Russian aircraft shot down a US reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea.
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