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Post by sevenofnine on Jun 12, 2015 14:43:42 GMT -5
BOY Vlady getting frisky here
In a dangerously close encounter, a Russian fighter jet zipped past a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea late last month, a report said Thursday, citing several U.S. military officials. The two planes reportedly came within 10 feet of each other while flying at high speed.
The Russian jet flew next to the U.S. spy plane at the same altitude, broke off and then followed the American aircraft before leaving the area in the May 30 incident, CNN reported, adding that U.S. military officials count not confirm whether the government has taken any diplomatic steps to address the incident.
A similar incident took place in April when a U.S. RC-135U aircraft flying a routine flight over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 Flanker. The incident, which occurred in international airspace north of Poland, was reportedly described by Pentagon officials as “unsafe and unprofessional” because of the “aggressive maneuvers” performed by the Russian pilot “in close proximity to their aircraft and its high rate of speed.”
Earlier this month, the U.S. Navy released a video showing a Russian Su-24 aircraft flying past the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Ross in the
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-jet-comes-within-10-feet-of-us-spy-plane-report/ar-BBl1Ell
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