The incident occurred on September 23, when NORAD sent a fighter jet to identify Russian planes reported flying off Alaska. The video shows how the American F16 plane flies next to the Russian plane, as the Su-35 passes from behind and appears to lose control for a second.
“Holy shit,” the American heard. shouted the pilot.
The US Defense Department has previously expressed concern that this type of event could lead to serious accidents and conflicts. Berlingske writeswhich reports on the event.
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The American authorities protested On Monday to the Russian embassy, but has not yet received a response, according to the Associated Press news agency.
The incident reportedly occurred in Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone, which begins where US territory ends. There, the planes are expected to get to know each other.
A week before the video was published NORAD reported that four Russian military aircraft were spotted off the coast of Alaska. This came a few days after the United States temporarily sent soldiers to an island near Alaska, due to increasing Russian military activity in the region. He writes for CBS News.
So far this year, there have been 25 such incidents, compared to six or seven incidents a year. Last year it was 26.
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