Russian jet passes within feet of US plane

The US has criticised Russia for an "unprofessional" manoeuvre that saw a Russian fighter jet pass within feet of an American plane.

The incident happened when US aircraft intercepted their Russian counterparts high above Alaska.

The US regularly carries out aerial intercepts of Russian aircraft in international airspace near Alaska.

"The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all – not what you'd see in a professional air force," Air Force general Gregory Guillot said in a statement posted on X.

[thewonderingwolf]

That SU-35 Pilot must be a Top Gun fan 🤣🤣🤣

[imperatorvespasian]

US pilot didn't even know he was there

[Noble]

What happened to all the f-16 sent to Ukraine? I thought they were far superior than all Russian garbage shovels

[gsssqkk]

If this is International airspace then Russia has every right to fly there, "freedom of air navigation"

[TalhaShaikh-vw]

Both were like yup buddy war isn't started yet😂

[philwhitelaw]

Top Gun being Mavericked for real. Always check your six.

[SovetUnion]

F-16 was intercepting Russian bomber and got nailed from behind. Americans are funny people. Just listen what they say "routine intercept". Sound like some guy on the bike cut peacefully (routine) walking retiary with a dog. It is almost a war between Russia and USA. There is no more any "routine" things.

[davidsomerfield]

Well the Yanks should stay at home and mind their own business.

[Ghost-qsei]

That is real Top Gun and real Maverick sitting inside Su-35. Only thing he didn’t do was fly inverted over F-16 😂

[richardmarsden]

U.S. side (F-16) was clearly not flying a course that was safe for the Tu-95 MS missile carrier. The Russian fighter jet (Su-35S) reminded the American of etiquette in international airspace. Excellent escorting.

[andymullins]

Let em play. It's been a tough couple of years

[VenkiCodes]

That was just an ordinary maneuver for the russian pilots❤

[KumahaAing-nzev]

They were just joking around, showing off. They were close friends. Ivan and Sam 😂😂

[miguelmelchior]

Poor U$, always minding their business.. and the world is so agressive to them..

[naaldvoerder]

Great skills of the Russians. F-16 pilot seems a bit jitterish.

[Scott_]

Thats cool just a couple of guys flying around

[RONY__BISWAS]

Russia has right to defend itself
Russia js a great country ❤

[HARBHEJ]

If the pilot was unprofessional he would have ended up on the floor.

[DanielSnippyMcD-Butler]

Not enough information in that there news report whatsoever. An incident notification and thats all.

[ste]

The pilot had to be "far right" to pull off a move like that