Chinese Jet Performed Risky Maneuver Near American Surveillance Plane: US

ABS CBN ^ | May 31 2023

[nickcarraway]

A Chinese fighter pilot performed an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver" near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said Tuesday.

The incident -- which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behavior by China -- comes at a time of already heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over issues including Taiwan and an alleged Chinese spy balloon that was shot down after traversing the United States earlier this year.

The Chinese plane "flew directly in front of and within 400 feet of the nose of the RC-135, forcing the US aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence" on Friday, the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said in a statement.

[mabarker1]

Maybe we should start hanging a few Sidewinders and such on our Surveillance planes. And Cammo them to look like an Auxiliary Fuel Tank. (the missiles not the plane.)

[rdcbn1]

Hang a few air to air missiles on the RC135 and this will stop. Those things have a tendency to launch accidentally in heavy turbulence

[janetjanet998]

VIDEO
China J-16 fighter pilot performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver during the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft
https://rumble.com/v2r0p8q-china-j-16-fighter-pilot-performed-an-unnecessarily-aggressive-maneuver.html

[SaveFerris]

Biden will get ‘em!!

I’ll be here all week. Try the new minute steak.

[Robert357]

Not long ago, I remember in the middle east when an Iranian jet intercepted and shot down an unmanned drone, that on the next drone flight, the US Air Force sent an F-22 stealth fighter as an escort vehicle. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/you-really-oughta-go-home-f-22-stealth-fighter-flew-under-f-4-from-iran/ar-AA15ISVN

The Air Force pilot after inspecting and inventorying the weapons, told the Iranian pilot the "You really ought to go home."

Perhaps it is time for the Navy to provide such an escort for a reconnaissance plane in the South China Sea?

[Secret Agent Man]

So they are trying to get our planes engines to stall from jet wash?

[beethovenfan]

Give his engine a Sidewinder enema.

[frank ballenger]

LOL
😁

[South Dakota]

Wong wa

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Waaaaaaaaaa

Was Top Gun a Chinese navy movie?

[Sarcazmo]

I heard it was Mavlick and Goosh that did it.

[CapandBall]

Looks like a Rivet Joint platform
https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104608/rc-135vw-rivet-joint/