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Pentagon: Russian Fighter Conducted ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of U.S. Recon Plane Over Black Sea

By: Sam LaGrone

January 28, 2016 3:49 PM

A U.S. Air Force Boeing RC-135U Combat Sent aircraft in 2004. US Air Force Photo

PENTAGON — A Russian fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance flight in an “unsafe and unprofessional manner’ in international airspace over the Black Sea, a Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. Read More →

EUCOM Reviewing Air Ops After Russian ‘Attempted Engagement’ Of U.S. Jet

By: Carlo Muñoz

August 4, 2014 1:34 PM

Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint. US Air Force Photo

An “attempted engagement” of a U.S. surveillance plane by Russian fighters in the skies above eastern Europe has prompted leaders at U.S. European Command to reevaluate its air operations tactics in the region, according to Pentagon officials. Read More →

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Pentagon: Russian Fighter Conducted ‘Unsafe’ Intercept of U.S. Recon Plane Over Black Sea

EUCOM Reviewing Air Ops After Russian ‘Attempted Engagement’ Of U.S. Jet

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