WSJ: Russian Su-35 flew within 1,5 meters of US Air Force anti-submarine aircraft

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US and Russian Air Force planes flew dangerously close to each other. This happened as many as three times over the weekend in the skies over the Mediterranean Sea, once they were only 5 feet (1,5 meters) apart, US Department of Defense officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The source added that three Russian Su-35s were involved in the incidents that took place in international airspace on Friday and Saturday. Russian fighter jets crossed the flight path of three American P-8A anti-submarine aircraft. The Pentagon rated two incidents as unsafe and a third as unprofessional.



Recall that today there is a squadron of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. Near the Syrian coast, the Varyag missile cruiser and the Admiral Tributs BOD operate. To the west, the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser carries out its mission.
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    1. aries2200
      aries2200
      +5
      17 February 2022 02: 20
      more often it is necessary to strain colleagues in the fight against international terrorism................
    2. akarfoxhound
      akarfoxhound
      +11
      17 February 2022 10: 22
      Alexander Nevsky also attacked the knight dogs unsafely and melted them - unprofessionally! And no one tested him for doping before the battle!
      And therefore:
      - he does not count the victory over the Teutons
      - Throw medals into Lake Peipsi with the inscription "To the Winners"
      laughing laughing laughing
      1. goncharov.62
        goncharov.62
        +5
        17 February 2022 11: 50
        With the addition - a wreath on an ice floe with the inscription - "Eternal memory" ...
    3. Alexander K_2
      Alexander K_2
      -3
      17 February 2022 11: 07
      Somehow it often became unsafe to fly, forgot how to fly？Maybe immediately shoot down, or go for a ram？So it seems not a warrior and not a violation of borders.
    4. Mantrid Machine
      Mantrid Machine
      +7
      17 February 2022 11: 14
      Quote: Alexander K_2
      Somehow it often became unsafe to fly, forgot how to fly？Maybe immediately shoot down, or go for a ram？So it seems not a warrior and not a violation of borders.

      And when they dangerously crossed the route to the passenger sides over the World Cup, is that normal? It's not a war!
      1. Alexander K_2
        Alexander K_2
        -4
        17 February 2022 17: 01
        An airway is not a road, how can it be crossed dangerously or safely? And Who and When crossed what, the USA, Russia, and maybe crossed together?
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        2. Old Skeptic
          Old Skeptic
          0
          18 February 2022 16: 27
          Well, yes.
          "It's different."
    5. goncharov.62
      goncharov.62
      +2
      17 February 2022 11: 49
      Piss, it's ticklish!...
    6. viktortarianik
      viktortarianik
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      17 February 2022 11: 57
      How realistic is "Russian fighters crossed the flight path of three American P-8A anti-submarine aircraft.", And even 1,5 meters away? Is that right in front of your nose? Obviously some stupidity. Higher, lower, parallel to the course can still be imagined, and even then the influence of air currents should have provoked a collision. Still, 1,5 meters and at those speeds ... I don’t believe it.
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    9. sH, arK
      sH, arK
      0
      17 February 2022 19: 59
      Well, yes ... When a fighter comes under the wing, and the afterburner will give a sharp boost, firstly, it will throw not childishly, and secondly, you can make a splash with the exhaust ... This is a very unpleasant feeling. They can even put it in their pants :-) Well, who called them?! But I don’t believe about 1.5 meters ... 10 or 15 - I believe ... Fear has big eyes ...
    10. AC130 Gunship
      AC130 Gunship
      0
      17 February 2022 22: 40
      There used to be such a joke: one awkward movement, and you are a father. I remember after something like that you .... she tore one plane off its keel and crashed into the sea. The one he struck at flew to the base with a damaged wing
      1. Old Skeptic
        Old Skeptic
        +1
        18 February 2022 16: 41
        This case was over the White Sea,
        13.09.1987/27/XNUMX The Su-XNUMX, under the control of Lieutenant Vasily Tsimbal, when intercepting the Norwegian "Orion", skillfully substituted the ending of the keel under the screw of the Norwegian, blowing the screw, then overtook him and poured a bit of fuel onto the cockpit.

        After both planes returned home. Norwegians temporarily stopped flights in that region.
        Ours officially received a penalty, I don’t know about unofficially.
        The keel of the dryer was changed the very next day.
        Norway changed diapers.

        In general, everyone is happy.
        1. Pete mitchell
          Pete mitchell
          +2
          18 February 2022 23: 03
          Quote: Old Skeptic
          13.09.1987/27/XNUMX Su-XNUMX, under the control of Lieutenant Vasily Tsimbal, while intercepting the Norwegian "Orion", skillfully framed ...

          Tsymbal just wanted to shake it with engines, they got everyone: when leaving under the right wing, the left main screw of the fourth engine slashed at the tip of the left keel - a mistake came out ... Norwegian went home with the engine stopped and depressurization, Vasily did not even immediately notice that the “cap” of the keel was damaged ... Investigation, violation of interception rules, expulsion from the party, decommissioning from flight work, the disappearance of an aircraft with onboard 36 in Kilp ... A year later, on command from the capital, they were reinstated in the party, there was another embarrassment - but not a topic ... Then the restoration and instant transfer to Krymsk ... sorry "left" at the wrong time, sorry