Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]
January 31st 18, 10:06 AM
On 30 Jan 2018 17:40:11 -0800, Miloch >
wrote:
Piffle! Let's see Ivan turn off two engines and cruise! At least -
unlike the Chinese - he knows how to miss.
>https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/a-russian-fighter-jet-just-came-screaming-within-five-f-1822558103
>
>A U.S. Navy EP-3 surveillance plane, flying over international waters, was
>harassed by a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet yesterday. The Russian fighter
>jet flew within five feet of the American aircraft, in what Navy officials told
>CNN was an “unsafe intercept.”
>
>Intercepts of military aircraft in international airspace aren’t that unusual,
>and they usually happen without incident. Flying this close, however, is
>definitely out of the ordinary.
>
>The U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet released video of the incident taken from the EP-3,
>with the much more maneuverable fighter jet crossing directly in front of the
>path of the surveillance plane:
>
>The incident occurred over the Black Sea, which isn’t the least restive place in
>the world. Bordered by the Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, Turkey,
>Georgia and its own associated Russian-occupied territories, it very well could
>be yet another flashpoint for war, which is why the U.S Navy conducts extensive
>air and sea patrols of its international and allied waters. It’s also home to
>Russia’s Black Sea fleet, which is a major strategic component of the Russian
>Navy.
>
>The American and Russian governments provided dueling statements about the
>incident to CNN:
>
>US Naval Forces Europe, which oversees US operations in the region, provided
>more detail about the intercept, which it said lasted a total of two hours and
>40 minutes.
>
>“This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 closing to within
>five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3
>to fly through the SU-27's jet wash,” US Naval Forces Europe spokesman, Capt.
>Pamela Kunze told CNN.
>
>“Unsafe actionsý increase the risk of miscalculation and midair collisions,”
>Kunze said, adding, “The US aircraft was operating in accordance with
>international law and did not provoke this Russian activity.”
>
>The Russian Defense Ministry said its fighter jet flew “strictly in accordance
>with international rules” when it intercepted the US surveillance plane.
>
>In a statement, the Defense Ministry said that an “unidentified air target” was
>detected approaching Russian airspace at about midday over the neutral waters of
>the Black Sea.
>
>“A Su-27 fighter was sent to intercept the target and approached the aircraft at
>a safe distance and identified it as an ER-3E (Aries II) US reconnaissance
>aircraft,” the statement said. “The crew of the fighter jet reported the
>identification of the American reconnaissance aircraft and accompanied it,
>preventing it from violating Russian airspace, observing all necessary security
>measures.”
>
>“The entire flight of the Russian Su-27 was strictly in accordance with
>international rules for the use of airspace and there were no extraordinary
>events,” the statement added.
>
>more plus images at
>https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/a-russian-fighter-jet-just-came-screaming-within-five-f-1822558103
>
>
>
>
>*
wrote:
Piffle! Let's see Ivan turn off two engines and cruise! At least -
unlike the Chinese - he knows how to miss.
>https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/a-russian-fighter-jet-just-came-screaming-within-five-f-1822558103
>
>A U.S. Navy EP-3 surveillance plane, flying over international waters, was
>harassed by a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet yesterday. The Russian fighter
>jet flew within five feet of the American aircraft, in what Navy officials told
>CNN was an “unsafe intercept.”
>
>Intercepts of military aircraft in international airspace aren’t that unusual,
>and they usually happen without incident. Flying this close, however, is
>definitely out of the ordinary.
>
>The U.S. Navy’s 6th Fleet released video of the incident taken from the EP-3,
>with the much more maneuverable fighter jet crossing directly in front of the
>path of the surveillance plane:
>
>The incident occurred over the Black Sea, which isn’t the least restive place in
>the world. Bordered by the Russian-occupied Ukrainian Crimean peninsula, Turkey,
>Georgia and its own associated Russian-occupied territories, it very well could
>be yet another flashpoint for war, which is why the U.S Navy conducts extensive
>air and sea patrols of its international and allied waters. It’s also home to
>Russia’s Black Sea fleet, which is a major strategic component of the Russian
>Navy.
>
>The American and Russian governments provided dueling statements about the
>incident to CNN:
>
>US Naval Forces Europe, which oversees US operations in the region, provided
>more detail about the intercept, which it said lasted a total of two hours and
>40 minutes.
>
>“This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the SU-27 closing to within
>five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3
>to fly through the SU-27's jet wash,” US Naval Forces Europe spokesman, Capt.
>Pamela Kunze told CNN.
>
>“Unsafe actionsý increase the risk of miscalculation and midair collisions,”
>Kunze said, adding, “The US aircraft was operating in accordance with
>international law and did not provoke this Russian activity.”
>
>The Russian Defense Ministry said its fighter jet flew “strictly in accordance
>with international rules” when it intercepted the US surveillance plane.
>
>In a statement, the Defense Ministry said that an “unidentified air target” was
>detected approaching Russian airspace at about midday over the neutral waters of
>the Black Sea.
>
>“A Su-27 fighter was sent to intercept the target and approached the aircraft at
>a safe distance and identified it as an ER-3E (Aries II) US reconnaissance
>aircraft,” the statement said. “The crew of the fighter jet reported the
>identification of the American reconnaissance aircraft and accompanied it,
>preventing it from violating Russian airspace, observing all necessary security
>measures.”
>
>“The entire flight of the Russian Su-27 was strictly in accordance with
>international rules for the use of airspace and there were no extraordinary
>events,” the statement added.
>
>more plus images at
>https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/a-russian-fighter-jet-just-came-screaming-within-five-f-1822558103
>
>
>
>
>*