A Russian fighter jet flew into US airspace. An American fighter jet that was patrolling the borders flew away from the side. The video shows the American pilot tilting his jet to one side as the Russian plane came very close. This incident took place on the 23rd of this month under the jurisdiction of the North American Aerospace Command.
The top officials of the US Air Force expressed their displeasure and informed the Russian Embassy. Recently, a video of this incident was posted on social media. The 15-second video posted to social media, a military jet can be seen flying just feet away from the NORAD aircraft as it speeds by, banking to its left and right.
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Aerospace Command Chief General Gregory Guillant responded to this incident and said that the Russian Sukhoi-35 warplane came very close to their fighter jet.
Military officials have shared video showing a tense encounter between a Russian fighter jet and a US Air Force F-16 near Alaska.
NORAD previously said it detected and tracked Russian military planes operating off Alaska over 4 days on Sept 11, Sept 13, Sept 14 and Sept 15.