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according to NavyTimes Russian jet buzzes Navy aircraft, causing ‘violent turbulence’
A Navy P-8A Poseidon flying over the Black Sea was rocked Saturday when a Russian jet flew just 50 feet in front of the American aircraft, leaving the Poseidon in the fighter’s afterburners, U.S. European Command officials said Tuesday.

The Poseidon was flying in international airspace as part of routine operations to exercise freedom of navigation and overflight at the time, according to EUCOM.

“The Russian SU-30 crossed in front of the P-8 (from right to left) in afterburner causing a 15 degree roll and violent turbulence,” EUCOM spokeswoman Meghan Henderson said in an email. “The P-8 was forced to fly through the jet wash of the SU-30.”

The entire interaction — from the Russian jet’s first appearance until losing contact — lasted 24 minutes, she said.

“This interaction was determined to be unsafe,” Henderson said.

The Poseidon was on a rotational deployment out of Sigonella, Italy, at the time.

Saturday’s incident follows a
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Russian interaction on Oct. 28, when two F/A-18 Hornets were scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers that were flying toward the Japan-based aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan.

The TU-95 bombers flew within about 80 miles of the Reagan in an incident the Navy described as safe and professional.

The Poseidon is the Navy’s newest maritime, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, and is replacing the older P-3C Orion.
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according to NavyTimes Russian jet buzzes Navy aircraft, causing ‘violent turbulence’
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while Moscow Claimed U.S. Navy P-8A Was Flying Toward Russian Airspace Before Black Sea Intercept
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Moscow officials say a U.S. military aircraft intercepted by a Russian fighter over the Black Sea, in a manner the Pentagon said was unsafe, was headed for Russian airspace.

The U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine warfare aircraft, based out of Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, was intercepted by a Russian Su-30 Flanker fighter jet on Nov. 25.

Russian media accounts claim the Poseidon surveillance aircraft was approaching the Russian coastline at a high rate of speed and only changed course after being intercepted by the Su-30.

“On November 25, Russian means of monitoring airspace spotted an air target over an international area of the Black Sea that was approaching the state border at a high speed. A Sukhoi-30 jet of the Southern Military District’s air defense was ordered into the air for interception,” read a government statement published by
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“The Russian fighter approached the air target and identified it as a US reconnaissance plane P-8A Poseidon.”

The Poseidon, is a modified version of the Boeing 737-800ERX, and has a top airspeed of about 564 miles per hour, according to the Navy. The Flanker can reportedly reach Mach 2.

The Su-30 crossed within 50 feet, of the Poseidon’s path, moving from right to left and causing the Navy aircraft to fly through the Russian aircraft’s jet wash. The Poseidon endured violent turbulence, but recovered and continued on its mission, ultimately safely landing back at Sigonella, a Navy spokesperson told USNI News.

Encounters between U.S. surveillance aircraft and Russian fighter jets, and have become more frequent following the Russian 2014 forced annexation of Crimea and Moscow exerting its military power in the region.

In May a similar incident occurred when a Russian Su-30 also intercepted a P8-A over the Black Sea. Press reports cite Russian defense ministry sources as saying their plane conducted a “greeting maneuver.” Navy officials were reported at the time as calling the May intercept “safe and professional.”

In February, two Russian
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while it was operating in international waters in the Black Sea. The Navy deemed this incident, “unsafe and unprofessional.”

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while it was operating in the Baltic Sea. In a statement released at the time, U.S. European Command expressed “deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight maneuvers.”

As for the latest incident involving Russian aircraft, the Navy and Department of Defense did not issue a formal statement, but a Navy spokesperson told USNI News, “the Russian aircraft was in its right to fly in international airspace, but we expect safe and professional conduct in international waters and airspace.”
 

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Aviastar-SP rolls out first Il-78M-90A aerial refuelling aircraft

Aviastar-SP today rolled out the Il-78M-90A aerial refuelling aircraft first prototype, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced on its Twitter account. Russia started developping an upgraded variant of the Il-76MD-90A in 2012 under the PSZ (Perspektyvnyi Samolot Zapravshchik) program.
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The Su-30 crossed within 50 feet, of the Poseidon’s path, moving from right to left and causing the Navy aircraft to fly through the Russian aircraft’s jet wash. The Poseidon endured violent turbulence, but recovered and continued on its mission, ultimately safely landing back at Sigonella, a Navy spokesperson told USNI News.
This is a maneuver designed to disrupt the Airflow over another Aircraft, Had the Poseidon been a smaller lighter aircraft it could have even downed the plane.
It's about as Friendly as swapping paint.
 

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This is a maneuver designed to disrupt the Airflow over another Aircraft, Had the Poseidon been a smaller lighter aircraft it could have even downed the plane.
It's about as Friendly as swapping paint.

Ah, it seems that the guys at 43 OMShAP are in a teasing mood. In their defense, it is necessary to introduce new toys
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Navy's 43th Rgt in Crimea have 24 Su-30SM/24M/24MR to Saki
 
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