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06 Aug 2020

Russian Su-27 intercepts US spy planes; MiG-31 tracks Norwegian aircraft

On July 30, 2020, a Sukhoi Su-27 took off to track and intercept two US military aircraft. The US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and a P-8A Poseidon US Navy patrol plane were spotted flying over the neutral waters of Black Sea close to Russia's borders.

30 Jul 2020

Finland's F/A-18C Hornets intercept Russian Sukhoi Su-27s

Finland alleges the Russian Sukhoi Su-27s remained inside its airspace for almost two minutes. Russian Defense Ministry says four Su-27 fighters were on a scheduled flight from the country’s northwest Karelia to Kaliningrad. Finnish Air Force scrambled its F/A-18C Hornets to intercept the Russian Sukhoi Su-27s.

28 Jul 2020

Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighters intercept US P-8A Poseidon plane over Black Sea

Russian Su-27s intercepted US P-8A Poseidons on July 23, 24 and 27 Russia claimed all the intercepts by Sukhoi Su-27s were carried over neutral waters of the Black Sea Ukraine had conducted the Sea Breeze-2020 multinational military exercises from July 20 to 27 in the Black Sea which involved US warplanes and troops

30 Jun 2020

Russia's Su-27 fighters intercept US P-8A Poseidon, RC-135 spy planes

The US P-8A Poseidon is tasked with anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and shipping interdiction roles while the RC-135 is used for gathering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Eurofighter Typhoon

08 Jun 2020

UK Eurofighter Typhoons intercept Russian Sukhoi Su-27s, IL-20 spy plane

Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the United Kingdom's 6 Squadron intercepted a group of Russian warplanes over the Baltic Sea on Thursday (June 4, 2020). Russian Ilyushin IL-20 COOT A intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft and two Sukhoi Su-27 combat jets flying over the Baltic Sea faced the Eurofighter Typhoons which had been launched from a military base as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Air Policing mission.

13 Dec 2019

Russia's Su-27, Su-30, Su-35, MiG-29 jets intercept foreign aircraft 5 times

Russian Aerospace Force has MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 fighters in its arsenal and is also inducting MiG-35 and the 5th Generation Su-57 stealth fighters. While the twin-engine air superiority fighter MiG-29 is a more than 40 years old fighter, the Sukhoi jets, too, have twin-engines and are much larger aircraft, have a bigger range and more weapons payload compared to the former.

Russian Air Force

30 Sep 2019

Russia scrambles MiG, Sukhoi jets 20 times to intercept 27 foreign aircraft

The Russian Aerospace Force flies the MiG-29, Su-27, Su-30 and Su-35 fighters. It is in the process of inducting MiG-35 and the 5th Generation Su-57 stealth fighters to increase the lethality of its force.

17 Apr 2016

US Air Force plane intercepted by Russian jet in `unsafe` manner: Pentagon

A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an "unsafe and unprofessional" manner while in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said Saturday.

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