Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
JANUARY 29, 2018 AT 6:31 PM UTC
U.S. Navy video of a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying Jan. 29, 2018, in international airspace over the Black Sea being intercepted by a Russian Su-27.
This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the Su-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the Su-27's jet wash. The duration of the intercept lasted two hours and 40 minutes.
The U.S. aircraft was operating in accordance with international law and did not provoke this Russian activity.
JANUARY 29, 2018 AT 6:31 PM UTC
U.S. Navy video of a U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft flying Jan. 29, 2018, in international airspace over the Black Sea being intercepted by a Russian Su-27.
This interaction was determined to be unsafe due to the Su-27 closing to within five feet and crossing directly through the EP-3's flight path, causing the EP-3 to fly through the Su-27's jet wash. The duration of the intercept lasted two hours and 40 minutes.
The U.S. aircraft was operating in accordance with international law and did not provoke this Russian activity.
