Tensions are rising in the airspace due to provocative and very unprofessional actions performed by Russian pilots. On Apr. 29, a Russian Su-27 Flanker “barrel rolled” over the top of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 which was flying a recon mission in international airspace above the Baltic Sea.

Such incidents also took place over Sea of Okhotsk and Black Sea. Aggressive maneuvers are becoming dangerously frequent during the routine close encounters between American spyplanes and Russian fighters in the skies across the world. On Jan. 25, 2016 a U.S. RC-135 ELINT jet was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet over Black Sea: during the interception, the Su-27 made an aggressive turn that disturbed the controllability of the RC-135.

In event of eventual serious air accident those actions will put Russia in very difficult position and can have serious repercussions. Will Russia reconsider her actions? Time will show the answer.

Author: Daniel Kasprzycki
Photo: A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter photographed near U.S. plane                                     
Source: https://theaviationist.com