Morning Jolt: U.S. Drones Targeted as Combatants in the Ukraine War

On the menu today: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calls up the Russian minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, and tells him to get his pilots in line; the Biden administration appears increasingly open to a full-scale ban of TikTok; and an extensive analysis of the single most consequential news story of 2023 so far.

Grim Talk about the Reaper

Wonders of the age: You can now watch the video of the two Russian Su-27 aircraft dumping fuel onto the MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone operating within international airspace over the Black Sea Tuesday.

Yesterday's Jolt emphasized that as much as the actions of the Russian pilots might anger us, they should not surprise us, and we should be prepared for similar or even more aggressive moves in the future. NBC News reports ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 16 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 16 2023 U.S. Drones Targeted as Combatants in the Ukraine War On the menu today: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin calls up the Russian minister of defense, Sergei Shoigu, and tells him to get his pilots in line; the Biden administration appears increasingly open to a full-scale ban of TikTok; and an extensive analysis of the single most consequential news story of 2023 so far. Grim Talk about the Reaper Wonders of the age: You can now watch the video of the two Russian Su-27 aircraft dumping fuel onto the MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone operating within international airspace over the Black Sea Tuesday. Yesterday's Jolt emphasized that as much as the actions of the Russian pilots might anger us, they should not surprise us, and we should be prepared for similar or even more aggressive moves in the future. NBC News reports ...   READ MORE

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