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| Gertz: Russian Fighter Jet Nearly Collides with U.S. Spy Jet Over Europe |
| 2015-04-11 |
"On the morning of April 7th, a U.S. RC-135U flying a routine route in international airspace was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker in an unsafe and unprofessional manner," said Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen M. Lainez.
"The United States is raising this incident with Russia in the appropriate diplomatic and official channels," she said in a statement.
A defense official said the Russian fighter jet flew within 20 feet of the unarmed reconnaissance jet in what the official called a "reckless" encounter that endangered the lives of the RC-135 crew.
Not good. Not good at all. A very serious international incident could be only one sortie away. |
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