{"id":57279,"date":"2024-10-01T22:50:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=57279"},"modified":"2024-10-07T23:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:38:03","slug":"the-irresponsible-maneuver-of-a-russian-su-35-fighter-against-a-us-f-16-near-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/10\/01\/the-irresponsible-maneuver-of-a-russian-su-35-fighter-against-a-us-f-16-near-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"The irresponsible maneuver of a Russian Su-35 fighter against a US F-16 near Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russian provocations against NATO aircraft continue in various places, sometimes leading to very dangerous situations.<\/p>\n

NATO explains the interception flights of its fighters, coordinated in part from Spain<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe icy deployment of the Spanish EF-18 and A400M planes under the snow in Lithuania<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

This is the case of what happened on September 23 near the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),<\/strong> facts revealed yesterday by NORAD<\/a> (North American Aerospace Defense Command), which that day detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft<\/strong> in that area. NORAD has noted the following about this flight:<\/p>\n

\"The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace<\/strong> and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a threat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An ADIZ begins where sovereign airspace ends<\/strong> and is a defined stretch of international airspace that requires the ready identification of all aircraft in the interest of national security.<\/strong>\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A USAF F-16C intercepting a Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft on the same day as the incident with a Su-35 (Photo: DVIDShub.net<\/a>).<\/div>\n

The planes in question were two Tupolev Tu-95 bombers and two Sukhoi Su-35 fighters of the Russian Air Force<\/strong>. They were flying over international waters and two F-16Cs from the 354th Fighter Wing, based at Eielson AFB, Alaska, took off to intercept and identify them. Let us remember that Russian planes have a habit of flying with their transponders off<\/strong>, violating international aviation regulations, which forces the air forces of NATO countries to send fighters to identify whether such flights are a threat. General Gregory Guillot reported yesterday<\/a> what happened during this interception:<\/p>\n

\"On Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ. The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all<\/strong> \u2013 not what you\u2019d see in a professional air force.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NORAD has released this video of the incident, which shows the Su-35 passing very close to the F-16C, risking a mid-air collision:<\/p>\n

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\u201cOn Sept 23, 2024, NORAD aircraft flew a safe and disciplined intercept of Russian Military Aircraft in the Alaska ADIZ. The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all \u2013 not what you\u2019d see in a professional air force.\u201d \u2013 Gen. Gregory Guillot pic.twitter.com\/gXZj3Ndkag<\/a><\/p>\n

— North American Aerospace Defense Command (@NORADCommand) September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n