Navy: Russian SU-27 Intercepts U.S. EP-3 Over Black Sea in ‘Unsafe’ Maneuver

A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II maritime patrol aircraft. US Navy Photo

A Russian SU-27 intercepted a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea today, the Navy announced.

The Russian jet conducted a high-speed pass directly in front of the EP-3 and then chased after it while the American plane tried to turn away, in what the U.S. Navy called an unsafe interaction.

“A U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying in international airspace over the Black Sea was intercepted by a...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/05/navy-russian-su-27-intercepts-u-s-ep-3-black-sea-unsafe-manuever

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