Wednesday, June 5, 2019

U.S. Navy: Russian SU-35 Fighter Conducted A High-Speed Pass Directly In Front Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon

A Su-35 Flanker tactical fighter. Sukhoi Photo

FOX News: Russian jet buzzes US recon plane in Mediterranean, US Navy says

A Russian fighter jet buzzed a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane over the Mediterranean Sea three times on Tuesday, acting in an "irresponsible" manner, the U.S. Navy said.

The U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft was flying in international airspace at the time of the intercepts, Navy officials added.

The Russian SU-35 "conducting a high-speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft" that caused turbulence "put our pilots and crew at risk," according to a statement from the Navy’s 6th Fleet.

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WNU Editor: The Russian Defense Ministry has a different version .... Moscow rejects reports on ‘unsafe intercept’ of US spy plane over Mediterranean (TASS). More here .... Russian MoD Denies US Claims of Unsafe Intercept of Spy Plane Over Mediterranean (Sputnik). I am looking forward to the video.

More News On A Russian SU-35 Fighter Conducting A High-Speed Pass Directly In Front Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon

Russia intercepts U.S. military plane over Mediterranean with dangerous 'high-speed pass' -- Washington Times
Russia intercepts US aircraft flying over the Mediterranean Sea -- CNN
Russian jet conducts unsafe intercept of U.S. Navy plane -- CBS
Russian jet intercepts Navy plane 3 times over Mediterranean -- Washington Examiner
Russian Su-35 Fighter Makes ‘Irresponsible’ Intercept of Navy P-8A Over Mediterranean -- USNI News
U.S. and Russia Spar Over 'Unsafe' Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria -- Moscow Times/Reuters

2 comments:

Bob Huntley said...

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RaceAll said...

should shoot the sob down.why are we constantly cowering.sink the
iranian boats.the russian crop dusters.
or to be safe.leave...