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U.S. defense officials say that a Russian fighter jet flew as close as within 3 meters of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft in international airspace:
The Pentagon says a Russian fighter plane flew within about 10ft (3m) of one of its reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Black Sea. US officials described the intercept by the SU-27 jet on Wednesday as "dangerous and unprofessional". Russia's defence ministry said the US plane had been approaching Russian territory and the SU-27 pilots had adhered to international rules. Russia is currently carrying out military exercises in the Black Sea.
Pentagon spokesman Capt Jeff Davis said the US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft had been conducting routine operations in international airspace when the Russian fighter made the unsafe manoeuvre. "These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result in a miscalculation or accident," he said. A US defence official quoted by AFP news agency said the Russian plane had flown within 30ft of the P-8A before closing to just 10ft.
Also at Reuters. You may remember this similar incident.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Thursday September 08 2016, @08:38PM
As opposed to letting the bear rummage around in your trash and generally wander around your yard?
You don't go mucking around in somebody's private airspace without an explicit invitation, no matter who you are. And when said plane is fully outfitted with weapons I'd say you're well within your right to shoot it down.
I suppose somebody could always try flying an armed warplane into *Russia's* airspace and see how that goes ;)
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 10 2016, @03:21PM
I suppose somebody could always try flying an armed warplane into *Russia's* airspace and see how that goes ;)
That exact scenario has yet to happen. But hey, elsewhere, you know, legend says that some heavy metal jet-powered flymachines have been crashed into tall buildings and brought them down in a spectacular show. Another legend tells of something similar flying and flying and flying and flying and kamikazeing onto a building shaped like a pentagram. And dudethe place where these things happened was the most secure and protected and well equipped and top-of-the-planet military, mind you. It's difficult bussiness defending the airspace there and they have tight security; your 10yo kid flies a drone in the park, in minutes you're in a shithole for years. If they could not intercept them big slow flying metalball there, come on bro, it would be a piece of cake to sneak in some brand new invisible F-35 lightning fast piloted by the latest unparalleled AI, and crash it in the middle of Red Square. Those kommie minded ruskies with their clumsiness and their stoneage tech would never know what hit them. They'll invent some story about meteors or ufos and cover it up to save public face. That will teach them bloody bastards a good lesson, hm yea.
Your stars and stripes themed slip is showing though.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Sunday September 11 2016, @03:32PM
I'll just interrupt your troll post here to point out one thing:
[wordy way of describing 9/11] It's difficult bussiness defending the airspace there and they have tight security;
Yeah, that mostly was put in place *after* 9/11 when the PATRIOT Act got passed and the government collectively cranked up their paranoia to 11.
We're talking about Russia vs. Turkey and somehow I'm being patriotic to the U.S.? The fuck?
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