Russian fighter jet hits US drone, Pentagon issues strong warning

A Russian Su-27 fighter plane collided with a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. The jet in question was one of two Su-27's flying in tandem when the collision occurred in international airspace over international waters. The drone's propeller was damaged, forcing the unmanned aerial vehicle to ditch in the Black Sea, west of Crimea, the U.S. defense official told Fox News. The State Department is summoning Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov to express its "strong objections" to the intercept, spokesman Ned Price confirmed to reporters.