Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Chinese fighter jets buzz U.S. planes

"Pentagon released previously nonpublic videos and photos of more than a dozen such
maneuvers over the East and South China seas, reviewed by The Washington Post, in which
Chinese fighter jets harassed unarmed U.S. reconnaissance planes patrolling lawfully in international airspace.
....an American RC-135 was flying above the South China Sea when a Chinese J-11 fighter jet, flashing two missiles on each wing, rapidly closed to about 30 feet and lingered for more than 15 minutes.
....a Chinese fighter sped toward a Navy EP-3 spy plane patrolling in the East China Sea and, according to the Pentagon, crossed under the aircraft’s nose, causing the American pilot to lose visual contact. It then re-approached at 15 feet laterally and, as shown in a video, flew just below the U.S. plane." AP

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