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Factbox-What is the MQ-9 Reaper drone that collided with a Russian jet?

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone sits in a hanger at Amari Air Base, Estonia, July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Janis Laizans

(Reuters) - A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military "Reaper" surveillance drone on Tuesday, causing it to crash into the Black Sea in an incident condemned as "reckless' by the U.S. military.

Below is a description of the MQ-9 "Reaper" drone based on information from the Air Force and its maker, General Atomics.

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