Russian Jet Flies Wingtip To Wingtip With Reaper Drone Over Syria Military by Chris Clarke - 10/20/201510/21/2015 Footage released by the Russian Ministry of Defence shows the first official encounter between Russia and the US in Syrian airspace. The video filmed from the cockpit of a Russian Sukhoi (Su-30SM) shows a US MQ-9 Reaper Drone flying wing to wing with the Russian Air