Russia launches Sukhoi Su-27 fighters as US P-8A Poseidon, RC-135 spy planes fly over Black Sea
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Russia launches Sukhoi Su-27 fighters as US P-8A Poseidon, RC-135 spy planes fly over Black Sea

Sukhoi Su-27 fighters from Russia’s Southern Military District had been launched on Monday (June 29, 2020) after two spy planes of the United States of America had been tracked over the Black Sea. The Sukhoi Su-27 fighters intercepted a squadron of US Navy P-8A Poseidon and US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance plane.

“On June 29, a US Navy P-8A “Poseidon” patrol plane and a US AF RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft were detected and escorted by SMD duty air defense forces over the neutral waters of the Black sea. At a considerable distance from the state border of the Russian Federation, US aircraft were continuously accompanied by Russian means of control,” the Russian Defense Ministry mentioned in a press launch.

“To intercept targets, Su-27 fighters from the air defense duty forces in the Southern Military District were airlifted. There was no violation of the State border of the Russian Federation. The flights of Russian aircraft were carried out in strict accordance with International rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters, without violating the borders of other states,” the assertion added.

The US P-8A Poseidon is tasked with anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and delivery interdiction roles whereas the RC-135 is used for gathering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

A number of days again on June 26, 2020, one other aerial intercept had been carried out by Russian Sukhoi fighters of US army plane over the impartial waters of Black Sea. On the event a Sukhoi Su-30 was scrambled after a US Navy P-8A Poseidon, an RC-135 and a KC-135 aerial refuelling tanker of the US Air Force had been tracked by Russia’s Southern Military District.

A 1.48-minute-long video of the Sukhoi Su-30 intercepting the US plane on June 26 was posted by the Russian Defense Ministry on its Facebook web page. The video additionally confirmed the KC-135 tanker refuelling the RC-135 midair in the course of the flight over the Black Sea.

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