A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 is seen in flight over Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S Navy photo by Personnel Specialist 1st Class Anthony Petry/Released)
CNN: Russian jet makes 'unsafe' intercept of US Navy aircraft
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet made an "unsafe" intercept of a US P-8A Poseidon aircraft Saturday while it was flying over the Black Sea, the Pentagon told CNN Monday.
"The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and did nothing to provoke this Russian behavior," Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, told CNN.
The Russian jet's actions were deemed unsafe because the aircraft crossed in front of the US plane from right to left while engaging its afterburners, forcing the P-8 to enter its jet wash, an action that caused the US plane to experience "a 15-degree roll and violent turbulence," according to Baldanza.
Baldanza added that the Russian fighter jet came as close as 50 feet from the US aircraft.
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WNU Editor: As maneuvers go, this was incredibly dangerous (and deliberate). As to why ..... from what I understand the Russians are steamed about this .... Guided-Missile Destroyer USS James E. Williams Enters the Black Sea (USNI News).
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