Posted on 09/07/2016 1:34:23 PM PDT by Truth29
A Russian fighter jet zoomed within just 10 feet of a U.S. Navy spy plane over the Black Sea on Wednesday, the latest in a string of daring maneuvers involving Russian aircraft and the U.S. military, a defense official with knowledge of the incident told Fox News.
The Russian Su-27 Flanker jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft used primarily for anti-submarine warfare while on routine patrol in international airspace, defense officials said.
The Russian defense ministry accused the Navy plane of flying with its transponder—which emits an identifying signal—turned off. A U.S. defense official would neither confirm nor deny the accusation but told Fox News, "It is not a requirement for a military aircraft to have its transponder turned on."
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Since when is an aging turboprop sub hunting aircraft now a “spy” plane? With their exhaust trails, you can see them 20 miles away.............
Did they fly upside down over one of our planes - a la Top Gun?
And in other news, rattlesnakes often rattle as you approach. In before the first who says we should have shot it down.
I still can’t figure out why Obama and Clinton are preparing for war with Russia?
All politics aside, the Su-27 Flanker is simply one of the most gorgeous fighters in the sky
This was a P-8, a 737 the new navy claims is just as good of a sub hunter as a P-3 Orion.
When I was in the Navy, under Reagan, this sort of behavior from the Soviets was common. So common it would never make the news.
Does that mean they didn't show Reagan respect?
Bravo Zulu, bammy and Cankles you restarted the cold war.
When will they get a taste of their own medicine? This little game of ‘push around’ is dangerous to our pilots.
Don’t worry. Obama will stand up to them and make them pay.
Oh look....I made a funny.
Then why turn the transponder off ?
“When will they get a taste of their own medicine? “
Probably when they fly 12 miles off of Norfolk.
You have to add it all together, the Russians, the Iranians doing close encounters with our ships, the Chinese letting Obama find his own way off of Air Force One, the Philippine President calling Obama the son of a whore, the whole Middle East turning toward Iran and Russia and away from the US, etc. Obama is doing a wonderful job of pulling the US down.
The Ruskies are punking Mr. Choom Gang.
not sure Obama would approve even that
Russia is not globalist.
You really nailed it well.
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