{"id":1390,"date":"2018-01-08T17:25:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T15:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2018-01-13T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T16:09:16","slug":"top-guns-most-nerve-racking-russia-vs-us-aerial-intercepts-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1390","title":{"rendered":"Top Guns: Most Nerve-Racking Russia vs US Aerial Intercepts (VIDEOs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"b-article__lead\">\n<p><strong>Following the publication of a video of US F-15 fighters intercepting Russian Su-30 multipurpose fighter jets by US Air Forces in Europe, Sputnik looks at some other recent incidents that involved the two countries&#8217; warplanes.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1391\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?attachment_id=1391\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1391\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-07-US-F-16-fighters-intercepting-Russian-Su-30-multipurpose.jpg\" alt=\"USAF F-16 fighters intercepting Russian Su-30\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-07-US-F-16-fighters-intercepting-Russian-Su-30-multipurpose.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-07-US-F-16-fighters-intercepting-Russian-Su-30-multipurpose-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by CC0<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-article__text\">\n<p>In November and December 2017, the F-15C Eagles aircraft were scrambled to\u00a0intercept the Russian Navy Su-30 aircraft in &#8220;international airspace near\u00a0the Baltics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/world\/201801061060549849-us-russian-fighter-jets-interc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the US Air Forces in\u00a0Europe&#8217;s video<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0the two intercepts, the Russian Defense Ministry said in\u00a0a statement that the crews of\u00a0the Russian fighters Su-30SM conducted scheduled training flights over\u00a0the neutral waters of\u00a0the Baltic Sea on\u00a0November 23 and December 13.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/video\/embed\/578729\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-05-USAFE-AFRICA-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"USAFE-AFRICA (05 01 2018)\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-05-USAFE-AFRICA-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-05-USAFE-AFRICA.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The ministry added that during\u00a0the flights, which were conducted in\u00a0strict compliance with\u00a0international aviation, the F-15 jets &#8220;approached the Russian fighter jets at\u00a0a safe distance, after\u00a0which they changed course and flew away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creepy US-Russian Case in\u00a0Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In mid-December, Russian and US warplanes had\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/20171209\/1059853377.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a disturbing encounter<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0the skies above\u00a0Syria.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place on\u00a0December 13, when two Su-25s\u00a0 escorted a humanitarian convoy near\u00a0Mayadin [the western bank of\u00a0the Euphrates River] at\u00a0an altitude of\u00a03,300 meters and were approached by\u00a0a F-22 on\u00a0the east side of\u00a0the river.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"A US Air Force F-22 fighter.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn4.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/102720\/47\/1027204715.jpg\" alt=\"A US Air Force F-22 fighter.\" width=\"705\" height=\"375\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>A US Air Force F-22 fighter aircraft<\/strong>. (Photo by \u00a9 AFP 2018\/ PAUL CROCK)<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The Su-35 fighter performing on Air Force Day in Russia's Lipetsk. File photo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn5.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105392\/72\/1053927271.jpg\" alt=\"The Su-35 fighter performing on Air Force Day in Russia's Lipetsk. File photo\" width=\"705\" height=\"375\" \/>The <strong>Russian Air Force\u00a0Su-35<\/strong> fighter performing on Air Force Day in Russia&#8217;s Lipetsk.(Photo by \u00a9 SPUTNIK\/ ARTEM ZHITENEV)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Su-25 jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Hmeymim airbase, Syria\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn5.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/103456\/30\/1034563036.jpg\" alt=\"Su-25 jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Hmeymim airbase, Syria\" width=\"705\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"injectCopy\" class=\"b-inject__copy\"><strong>Russian Air Force Su-25 jets<\/strong> of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Hmeymim airbase, Syria(Photo by \u00a9 SPUTNIK\/ DMITRIY VINOGRADOV)<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__slider touchcarousel\">\n<div class=\"lSSlideOuter\">\n<div class=\"lSSlideWrapper usingCss\">\n<div class=\"lSAction\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"marker-quote1\">&#8220;By firing off\u00a0decoy flares, the F-22 interfered with\u00a0the flight of\u00a0a pair of\u00a0Russian Su-25s. A Russian Su-35 fighter jet, performing an air cover mission at\u00a0an altitude of\u00a010,000 meters, swiftly approached the F-22 from\u00a0the rear, forcing the American aircraft to\u00a0leave the area,&#8221; the Russian Defense Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attempted Interception of\u00a0Russian Defense Minister&#8217;s Plane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In June 2017, NATO aircraft were\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/20170621\/1054836276.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chased away by\u00a0Russian fighter jets<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0it tried to\u00a0approach Russia&#8217;s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu&#8217;s plane, which was en route to\u00a0the westernmost Russian enclave of\u00a0Kaliningrad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"1515857110789_TBOtherPlayer_10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/62Xaiu9gBDA?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The F-16 multirole fighter jets had to\u00a0retreat after\u00a0a Russian Sukhoi Su-27, one of\u00a0the aircraft escorting Shoigu&#8217;s plane, displayed its weapons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incident With B-52 Bomber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier that month, the Russian Defense Ministry said that it had scrambled a Su-27 fighter over\u00a0the Baltics to\u00a0intercept and escort a US B-52 strategic bomber that was approaching Russia&#8217;s borders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\">\n<div class=\"b-inject-foto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105052\/69\/1050526964.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Boeing B-52 Bomber \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Boeing B-52 Bomber \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn4.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/106055\/83\/1060558385.jpg\" alt=\"Boeing B-52 Bomber \" width=\"731\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__copy\"><strong>Boeing B-52 Bomber aircraft<\/strong> (Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ltHfE7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a9 BOEING)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ministry said in\u00a0a statement that &#8220;the crew of\u00a0the Russian Su-27, in\u00a0approaching the aerial object at\u00a0a safe distance, identified it as\u00a0a US B-52 strategic bomber and escorted it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>US Reconnaissance Plane in\u00a0the Black Sea<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In May, a Russian Su-30 fighter jet was scrambled over\u00a0the Black Sea to\u00a0intercept a target approaching Russia&#8217;s border, according to\u00a0the country&#8217;s Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\">\n<div class=\"b-inject-foto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn4.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105354\/20\/1053542040.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Su-30SM \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"Su-30SM \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105354\/21\/1053542168.jpg\" alt=\"Su-30SM \" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__copy\"><strong>Russian Air Force Su-30SM<\/strong> (Photo by \u00a9 SPUTNIK\/ GEORGIY ZIMAREV)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NBC News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/201705121053532199-su-27-poseidon-black-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cited a spokesperson<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0US Naval Forces Europe as\u00a0saying that that the Russian warplane &#8220;came within\u00a0approximately 20 feet of\u00a0a US Navy P-8A Poseidon in\u00a0international airspace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\">\n<div class=\"b-inject-foto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105320\/29\/1053202944.jpg\" data-sub-html=\" US Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\" US Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn5.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/106055\/85\/1060558596.jpg\" alt=\" US Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1972\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__copy\"><strong>US Navy P-8 Poseidon<\/strong> aircraft (Photo by \u00a9 AFP 2018\/ GREG WOOD)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry, for\u00a0its part, said that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/20170512\/1053535143.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the US reconnaissance plane changed its route<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0approaching the Su-30 over\u00a0the Black Sea, while the Russian fighter returned to\u00a0its home base.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alaska Intercept<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In April 2017, the Pentagon said that two fifth-generation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/20170418\/1052751808.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US F-22 Raptor fighters were scrambled to\u00a0intercept two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers<\/a>\u00a0off\u00a0the coast of\u00a0Alaska.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b-inject m-inject-free\">\n<div class=\"b-inject__media\">\n<div class=\"b-inject-foto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn5.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105844\/78\/1058447896.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Alexander Mozhaisky Tu-95 strategic bomber and missile platform during the Main Naval Parade to mark Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The Alexander Mozhaisky Tu-95 strategic bomber and missile platform during the Main Naval Parade to mark Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn3.img.sputniknews.com\/images\/105844\/79\/1058447924.jpg\" alt=\"The Alexander Mozhaisky Tu-95 strategic bomber and missile platform during the Main Naval Parade to mark Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"649\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__copy\"><strong>Russian Air Force Tu-95 strategic bomber aircraft<\/strong> (\u00a9 SPUTNIK\/ ALEXEI DANICHEV)<\/div>\n<div class=\"b-inject__content\">The Alexander Mozhaisky Tu-95 strategic bomber and missile platform during the Main Naval Parade to mark Russian Navy Day in St. Petersburg<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Described by\u00a0a US military official as\u00a0safe and professional, the intercept occurred about\u00a0100 miles from\u00a0Kodiak Island after\u00a0the Russian bombers reportedly flew into\u00a0the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/04\/18\/politics\/russian-bombers-f-22-intercept-alaska\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cited the official<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0saying that &#8220;there was no cockpit-to-cockpit radio communication between\u00a0the US and Russian pilots.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Source:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/military\/201801061060558654-russia-us-aerial-intercepts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sputniknews.com<\/a> &#8211; 06 January 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the publication of a video of US F-15 fighters intercepting Russian Su-30 multipurpose fighter jets by US Air Forces in Europe, Sputnik looks at some other recent incidents that involved the two 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