One of the challenges of that type of drone is that it has little situational awareness. But it can be armed with AIM-9s, so if they do wander in front again to dump gas, they could get a rude surprise.
The correct answer for Trump: He would call up Putin and say: I know your fighter pilots were just having a little fun with our drone. Don't do it again and send us a check for $12M for the drone and $5M for the salvage operation. No harm, no foul.
One of the challenges of that type of drone is that it has little situational awareness. But it can be armed with AIM-9s, so if they do wander in front again to dump gas, they could get a rude surprise.
The correct answer for Trump: He would call up Putin and say: I know your fighter pilots were just having a little fun with our drone. Don't do it again and send us a check for $12M for the drone and $5M for the salvage operation. No harm, no foul.