Crimea,Does anyone have a good explanation of how the Russian Su-27 "clipped the propeller" of that drone without touching the rest of it?
Flying fighters is a demanding exercise and the relentless pursuit of greater proficiency and skill is tough to say the least. And that is a Western perspective. Add very similar aircraft and missions, no hours to be other than minimally proficient, rampant pencil whipping of readiness or training, and now you are in a war. Pulling alert, getting horns (scrambles) all night long, sent on patrols, losing guys in your unit and all of a sudden you are either effing off or told to buzz a drone in international airspace. Any training in that? Probably not. Don't worry, the drones have live feed video complete with lat longs displayed. I think when the wrapper comes off you will see a great example of poor airmanship and skill on display.
Cheers,
Biff