By Victor Duda
American F-16C fighters from the 18th Squadron of fighters-interceptors (18 FIS) on September 23 were accompanied by Russian aircraft in the international airspace in the area of Alaska Air Defense (Adiz). At some point, the SU-35 made a maneuver that sharply crosses the trajectory of the American machine with dangerous closeness. It was heard as an American F-16 fighter pilot, inside which a camcorder was installed, exclaims from a clear surprise when a Russian plane was swollen.
He reacted to the Sudden Su-35 suddenly, sharply discharge his car to avoid collision. In connection with the incident, Norad Commander Gregory Giory General Gigo said that the Russian pilot's actions were unprofessional. "The act of the Russian pilot was dangerous, unprofessional and jeopardized all - it is not something that can be seen in the professional air forces," the general commented.
According to the War Zone, the 18th Squadron of the US Air Force, based on Eyelson, the 18th Squaders of the US Air Force, unique in that it combines the task of providing air sovereignty and the fight against aggressors. This unit performs regular combat missions, in particular in the conditions of increasing activity of the Russian and Chinese military in the Arctic and off the coast of Alaska.
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