Ukraine drone boat downs Russian Su-30 with AIM-9 missile
Ukraine’s military intelligence chief claims that two Russian Su-30 fighter jets were shot down over the Black Sea using U.S.-made AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles launched from modified Ukrainian sea drones. The strike has marked the first known instance of a drone boat using an air-to-air missile to destroy a manned combat aircraft. In an exclusive interview […]
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Ukraine’s military intelligence chief claims that two Russian Su-30 fighter jets were shot down over the Black Sea using U.S.-made AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles launched from modified Ukrainian sea drones. The strike has marked the first known instance of a drone boat using an air-to-air missile to destroy a manned combat aircraft. In an exclusive interview…