incident. as part of a pattern of aggressive, risky, and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international air space. i just got off the phone with my russian counterpart, minister shoigu. as i have said repeatedly, it is important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. the united states will continue to fly and operate wherever international law allows. in a news conference with the defense secretary joint chiefs chairman general mark milley said retrieving the wreckage will be very difficult and that it is now in 4,000 or 5,000 feet of water. the u.s. military said on tuesday a russian jet dumped fuel on an mq-9 reaper drone which officials say was doing routine operations in international air space. the russian jet then hit the propeller of the reaper forcing its remote pilots to bring it down in international waters. let s go to cnn s national security analyst and senior white house correspondent. the general said that it is not clear that th
recommendations over and over and over again? so you can hear the frustration that some of these agencies are feeling as all of these incidents are unfolding. you certainly can. gabe cohen, thanks for the reporting. let s bring in our cnn aviation analyst and former managing director at the ntsb. peter, good to see you. rust, the secretary says. good to see you. what does that mean that there is rust? what does it mean for a pilot for an airline? well, you know, the secretary and the administrator, the acting administrator, were largely talking in generalities and platitudes this morning. the only person that went forward with specific steps to be taken today to make the skies safer was jennifer homandi from the ntsb. as mr. cohen pointed out there are seven open recommendations on runway incursions that go back years. the faa needs to either act on