The Russian jets intercepted the U.K. aircraft with one jet flying as close as 19 feet to the British plane's nose, officials said.
One Russian jet made several passes in front of the RAF aircraft, getting within six meters of its nose.
Two Russian jets have intercepted a UK Royal Air Force plane over the Black Sea, triggering its emergency systems.
UK defense officials said Russian Su-35 and Su-27 fighter jets flew within six meters of British reconnaissance aircraft, ...
UK calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed RAF plane over Black Sea ...
The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO’s eastern flank in international airspace.
Two Russian warplanes "repeatedly and dangerously" intercepted an unarmed unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said. A Russian Su-35 fighter ...
Two Russian warplanes "dangerously" intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence has said on Wednesday. A Russian Su-35 fighter approached the ...
A Russian jet came within just six metres of an unarmed RAF spy plane in the country's "most dangerous action against a British Rivet Joint aircraft" in four years, the MoD has said. The Rivet Joint ...
Two Russian jets "repeatedly and dangerously" intercepted a British surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea last month, the defense ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. "This incident is ...
Britain’s military said Wednesday that two Russian jets “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted a Royal Air Force spy plane over the Black Sea last month. The Ministry of Defense said one Su-35 ...