Russian SU-27 intercepted U.S. airforce reconnaissance plane RC-135 over Baltic Sea during a routine flight in international airspace. The Russian jet flew dangerously close to a U.S. reconnaissance plane on Thursday, the latest close encounter in Baltic Sea.
The incident comes when a Russian jet "performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers" as it flew within 50 feet of the U.S. aircraft's wing tip, Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for European Command, said in a response to a CNN question.
The U.S. Rc-135 aircraft was "intercepted by a Russian SU-27 in an unsafe and unprofessional manner," Hernandez said, adding that the U.S plane never entered Russian territory.
The unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalated tensions between countries, said Hernandez.
The incident comes just days after the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued formal concerns with the Russian government over an incident in which Russian fighter jets flew over very close to the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea this week.
The U.S. Rc-135 aircraft was "intercepted by a Russian SU-27 in an unsafe and unprofessional manner," Hernandez said, adding that the U.S plane never entered Russian territory.
The unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalated tensions between countries, said Hernandez.
The incident comes just days after the U.S. Embassy in Moscow issued formal concerns with the Russian government over an incident in which Russian fighter jets flew over very close to the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea this week.
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