Russian fighter jet flies within feet of Air Force F-16 | USA TODAY

The U.S. military said what the Russian fighter jet did was "unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all."

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[kevinadams]

...because the F-16 was getting too close to the Russian bomber...in INTERNATIONAL airspace... let's get it right and stop being crybabies.

[oscarcaballero]

I have heard of road rage never seen fighter jet rage 😅 he must be late for work.

[christopherosborn]

That's the Russian Maverick, Maverickski.

[loedward]

This is too professional to be unprofessional

[Oleg_lvanov]

Which plane is flying ahead (on the left)? Russian. Their government planes and bombers guarding the borders are always escorted. This means that the F-16 positioned itself next to the enemy aircraft, simulating an interception, and the Russian Su-35 escort aircraft considered it too close.🚀✈🚀

[irietropicals]

This is has been going on for over 30yrs, nothing new. Just flexing

[nats]

The F-16 was harassing the TU-95 in international waters off of Alaska and Russia, so an SU-35 came from nowhere, did a fly by that made the F-16 pilot screamed in horror as heard in the video. He probably wetted his pants, too. As how the Russian plane was able to be that close, those knowledgeable people will tell you the F-16 has no rear view mirror, and its frontal radar only covers 120 degrees, which means it cannot see what's behind it unless the pilot look over his shoulders attributed to the design of the canopy. Russian pilots know and study NATO planes extensively in training. Other vlogs tell the whole story in great detail.

[cjbroz]

Air Force General Gregory Guillot needs to grow a pair. He sounds like a DEI hire. His response is EXACTLY the sort of thing the Russian pilots were trying to evoke. Wah!

[spydude]

"He's too close. I'm switching to guns."

[davidOConnor-zl]

Well it is international airspace that’s like crying about somebody cutting you off on the 405 freeway

[Scott-hhgh]

The Russian pilot must have watch Top Gun Two.

[thunderthunder]

You say that was not professional! LOL, what the Russian pilot did is the perfect definition of " professionalism".

[Tapas]

Russian pilots are the masters of the skies.

[I_Stand_With_RussiaZOV]

We like keep poking the bear right?? So don't cry when the bear attacks

[Loveyevee]

Can we atleast admit that it’s kinda cool? Yeah it’s dangerous but being able to pull that shit off with an opposing nations jets on either sides is kinda badass

[leshadow]

Sometimes I forget that the US and Russia are separated by just a few miles in Alaska. It's funny to think that Russian and American fighters can fly side by side without necessarily any hostility between them, especially at the current time.
I wonder if the Russian pilot wasn't just messing with the American and challenging him to a stunt contest, lol.

[fatalberti]

usa and russia planes been doin this to each other for years. not a big deal.

[chronic]

Looks like they didn't like how that F-16 was so close to their bomber.

[MohamedSamyAlRabbani]

Still the American Jet pilot was taken by surprise, weird thing to happen, no radar?

[micksimeon]

He must be named Maverick in Russian and one of their top gunners.