F-22s Intercept 6 Russian Aircraft Near Alaska, Russian Fighters Intercept B-52 Over Black Sea
Aug. 28, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
A team of F-22s, supported by KC-135 tankers, intercepted three sets of two Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone late Aug. 27, North American Aerospace Defense Command announced. A day later, two Russian Su-27 Flankers conducted an “unsafe and unprofessional†intercept of a USAF B-52 flying over the international waters of the Black Sea, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa announced.
The Russian pilots crossed within 100 feet of the B-52’s nose “multiple times at co-altitude and while in afterburner, causing turbulence and restricting the B-52’s ability to maneuver,†according to the release.
https://www.airforcemag.com/f-22s-intercept-6-russian-maritime-patrol-aircraft-near-alaska/
