Navy Times

A Russian jet intercepted a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft over the Mediterranean sea on Sunday — marking the second instance in less than a week a Russian jet has intercepted a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon over the same waters, the Navy said.

According to the service, a Russian SU-35 intercepted the P-8 Poseidon twice over the course of 100 minutes as the aircraft was flying in international airspace.

“The first intercept was deemed safe and professional,” the Navy’s 6th Fleet said in a news release. “The second intercept was determined to be unsafe and unprofessional due to the SU-35 a conducting high-speed, high-powered maneuver that decreased aircraft separation to within 25 feet, directly in front of the P-8A, exposing the U.S. aircraft to wake turbulence and jet exhaust.”

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