{"id":100185,"date":"2020-05-27T08:39:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T12:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=100185"},"modified":"2020-05-27T08:39:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T12:39:33","slug":"2-russian-fighter-jets-buzz-us-spy-plane-over-mediterranean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=100185","title":{"rendered":"2 Russian fighter jets buzz US spy plane over Mediterranean"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTwo Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercepted a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, according to the Navy. (Navy)<\/em><\/p>\n

The breathless title is from Fox News<\/a>. The P-8A Poseidon is a lot of things, but a “spy plane” is not one of them. Its mission is Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance. Background here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch Russian jets intercept Navy plane<\/h3>\n

Geoff Ziezulewicz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two Russian Su-35 fighter jets flew \u201cin an unsafe and unprofessional manner\u201d while intercepting a Navy plane Monday, according to a Navy release.<\/p>\n

The P-8A Poseidon maritime and patrol reconnaissance aircraft was flying over the eastern Mediterranean Sea in international waters when the 65-minute intercept began, according to U.S. 6th Fleet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intercept was determined to be unsafe and unprofessional due to the Russian pilots taking close station on each wing of the P-8A simultaneously, restricting the P-8A\u2019s ability to safely maneuver,\u201d 6th Fleet said.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s incident was the third such intercept in the past two months, run-ins where Russian jets failed to demonstrate \u201cgood airmanship\u201d and \u201cjeopardized the safety of flight of both aircraft,\u201d according to the Navy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wasn’t too worried whenever we got bounced by the Soviets, but that was then. These days they’re much more aggressive, and no one needs another Hainan Island incident. The rest of the article with video may be viewed here: Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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