"Unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver

[George K]

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The Pentagon released unclassified video Tuesday of what it is calling an "unnecessarily aggressive maneuver " of an U.S. Air Force warplane by a Chinese military jet.

The incident happened last Friday (5/26) but the video of the intercept over the South China Sea was released Tuesday.

The video showed the Chinese pilot crossing "within 400 feet" of the nose on the U.S. Air Force RC-135 jet. Turbulence from the close-range maneuver rocked the Air Force plane.

A statement from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Force maintains the American pilots were operating over international airspace at the time

[Aqua Letifer]

Testing.

[Copper]

Splash 'em

[89th]

Cool video. “How much turn signal I need to turn left? None? Ok, good luck everybody else!”

[George K]

@89th said in "Unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver:

“How much turn signal I need to turn left? None? Ok, good luck everybody else!”

FFS.

It's a Chinese fighter, not a BMW.

[Horace]

Typical Asian driver.

[89th]

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[Jolly]

Tell the Chinese to not do that.

Then splash the next one.

[George K]

@Jolly said in "Unnecessarily aggressive" maneuver:

Then splash the next one.

Is the RC-135 armed?

Perhaps an escort would send a message.

[89th]

I don't believe RC-135s are armed other than maybe some defensive flares or something. It's crazy how quickly the range closed (i.e., distance between the jet and the RC) once the jet banked, it shows how fast things can get dicey up there. Plus...the turbulence!