Close Contact of the Second Level

... considering that the Su-27 pilot fulfilled his assignment professionally – to put off the reconnaissance plane without causing the foreign aircraft any harm in neutral waters. It is interesting that a similar event with the same participants (an RC-135U against an Su-27) occurred almost exactly a year ago, on April 23, 2014, above the Sea of Okhotsk. In fact, such events are quite routine, interesting mostly aviation enthusiasts, whereas the public in general usually pays little attention to them. The ensuing “battle of the headlines” was, however, worthy of our difficult times. Abroad it was announced that the “Russian Su-27 nearly collided ...