Russian fighter jet flies within feet of US F-16 in Alaska

The U.S. military has released new video showing a Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 during an intercept mission near Alaska. The footage, captured on Sept. 23, shows a Russian Su-35 fighter jet swooping just feet from the U.S. aircraft, an encounter military officials have described as “unsafe and unprofessional.”

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[SeawardPuppy]

US F-16 flies within feet of Russian bomber henceforth

[pickeldpunches]

How close do you have to be before it's considered dangerous enough for engagement. The US needs to warn Russia and china that if one accident occurs as a result of negligence it will be considered an act of war.

[mehnameehjeff]

To close for missiles switching to guns.

[martymccune]

Technically they would always be within feet of the f-16, no matter how far away they biggie 😅

[Prxyshj]

Maybe we need to stop taking it so easy when Russia and China act out of line

[AB-ovzm]

Sounds just like us manuvres near china