Russian Su-27 Fighter Scrambled To Intercept US Reconnaissance Plane Near Border
July 5, 2019
Updated July 6, 2019
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker (image: The National Interest)
A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept a US-made Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft near Russia’s southern border, Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday.
"A Su-27 fighter jet of the Air Force on duty in the Southern Military District was scrambled to intercept a target," the ministry said.
According to the ministry, as the fighter approached the US plane, it immediately changed it course and deviated from the Russia.
In mid-June, the Su-27 Flanker fourth-generation jets were scrambled to intercept US strategic bombers, which approached Russia’s state border from the Black Sea and the Baltic Seas, according to TASS.
July 5, 2019
Updated July 6, 2019
Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker (image: The National Interest)
A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was scrambled to intercept a US-made Boeing P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft near Russia’s southern border, Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday.
"A Su-27 fighter jet of the Air Force on duty in the Southern Military District was scrambled to intercept a target," the ministry said.
According to the ministry, as the fighter approached the US plane, it immediately changed it course and deviated from the Russia.
In mid-June, the Su-27 Flanker fourth-generation jets were scrambled to intercept US strategic bombers, which approached Russia’s state border from the Black Sea and the Baltic Seas, according to TASS.