Geee Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Free Beacon: Fighter jets from the USS Ronald Reagan scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers that flew within one mile of the carrier during the latest saber-rattling by Moscow. “There were two Russian Tu-142 Bear aircraft that approached the USS Ronald Reagan on the morning of Oct. 27 … while the Reagan was operating in the Sea of Japan,” said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. Four F/A-18 jets were launched from the carrier to intercept and escort the Russian aircraft, he added. “The interaction was characterized as safe,” Davis said, noting that prudent defensive action was taken by the carrier. Asked whether the aircraft posed a threat, Davis said: “Anytime there are aircraft operating in close proximity to a U.S. Navy ship, particularly an aircraft carrier, we’re going to take action to launch and make sure we are tracking it very closely.” “But there was nothing to indicate they were posing a direct threat,” he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A mile seems pretty close before we got to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geee Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 A mile seems pretty close before we got to them. WH is saying that's no big deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 A mile seems pretty close before we got to them. WH is saying that's no big deal Oh... in that case sorry I spoke up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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