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‘Dangerously’ close: Video shows Chinese jet buzzing US spy plane
The U.S. military said this incident “reflects a concerning trend of unsafe and dangerous intercept practices" by China.
See video of a Russian jet intercepting US Navy P-8 Poseidon for second time in less than a week
The Navy said a Russian SU-35 intercepted the P-8 Poseidon twice over the course of 100 minutes as the aircraft was flying in international airspace.
By Diana Stancy
Russian jet buzzes Navy P-8 Poseidon within 25 feet, intercept lasts 42 minutes
The maneuver "put our pilots and crew at risk."
By Jon Simkins
F-22s intercept Russian maritime recon aircraft near Alaska
“COVID-19 or not, NORAD continues actively watching for threats and defending the homelands 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year."
By Shawn Snow
Intercepted Russian reconnaissance aircraft were watching US submarines during ICEX
O’Shaughnessy said the Russian aircraft loitered about 2,500 feet above a camp that was established for the submarine exercise. He said the Russian aircraft “loitered” with an F-22 and and F-18 on their wing.
By Shawn Snow
NORAD intercepts two Russian reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska
While alarming, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters said unsafe intercepts between NATO and Russian aircraft have decreased over the past two years, and are in most cases safe.
By Shawn Snow
Unsafe intercepts involving NATO aircraft have decreased, and often are the result of a ‘hot-dogging’ pilot, top general says
“In many of the cases where they’re unsafe, when you take a look at the experience level of the operators that were involved, it typically turns into a young man or woman that was probably just hot-dogging it a little bit more than they should." - U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command
By Shawn Snow
Russian-Chinese air patrol was an attempt to divide allies, says top US Air Force official in Pacific
Is it a conspiracy theory? The head of the U.S. Air Force in the Pacific has suggested that a recent Russian-Chinese air patrol may be an attempt to divide regional partners. The event resulted in warning shots fired by intercepting South Korean jets.
By Mike Yeo
Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to US airplane, Navy says
Monday's encounter over the Black Sea was the latest in a string of hazardous intercepts involving U.S. Navy recon planes and Russian fighter jets.
US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bombers off Alaska
The Russian bombers were accompanied by two Russian fighter jets.
NATO intercepted a Russian plane over the Black Sea. So why weren’t US F-15s in nearby Romania used?
It was business as usual for the U.S. Air Force squadron deployed to Campia Turzii in Romania.
By Valerie Insinna