Communications were lost with the drone as the image can be seen pixelating into color bars. Air Force released a map tracing the incident -- the location where the MQ-9 drone was intercepted by the Su-27 jets about 40-50 nautical miles from land; the location where the collision took place, 50-60 nautical miles from land; and where the drone crashed into the sea, 75-85 nautical miles from land. Air Force released a map tracing the incident -- the location where the MQ-9 drone was intercepted by the Su-27 jets about 40-50 nautical miles from land; the location where the collision took place, 50-60 nautical miles from land; and where the drone crashed into the sea, 75-85 nautical miles from land