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TEHRAN, Jan 28 -A Russian Su-27 fighter jet has warned off a US P-8а Poseidon reconnaissance plane, which was approaching the Russian maritime border in the Baltic Sea, the Defense Ministry said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -The radars picked up the approaching target over the neutral waters in the Baltics and a Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept it.
The Russian pilots closed in on the target, while maintaining a safe distance, and identified it as US Air Force reconnaissance plane, P-8A Poseidon. The American aircraft subsequently pulled away, while the Russian jet safely returned to base.
Such incidents have become quite common as the US-led NATO block boosted its presence near the Russian borders, following Moscow’s reunification with Crimea in 2014 and the start of the Ukrainian conflict.
In November, the Americans complained over what they called an “unsafe” intercept of its EP-3 spy plane by a Su-27. The US Navy blamed the Russian jet for “conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, putting at risk the pilots and crew.” Moscow insisted that a safe distance was maintained during the aerial maneuvers.
Last week, the Defense Ministry also released a video of a Su-27 intercepting a Swedish surveillance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
Source: RT
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