[Regnum] A Russian Su-30 fighter jet was lifted into the air by a US Air Force Reaper reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea. This was announced on August 5 by the press service of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.
According to her, Russian means of airspace control over the Black Sea have detected an air target approaching the state border of the Russian Federation. To identify this target and prevent violation of the state border of Russia, a Su-30 fighter was raised into the air.
It is noted that the crew of the Su-30 fighter identified the air target as a reconnaissance UAV MQ-9A Reaper of the US Air Force.
The press service explained that as the Su-30 approached, the American reconnaissance drone made a U-turn from the Russian state border, and the Russian fighter returned safely to its base airfield.
It is clarified that no violation of the state border of the Russian Federation was allowed.
“The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters in compliance with security measures,” the report says.
As reported by IA Regnum , the reconnaissance aircraft of the Swedish Air Force Gulfstream IV SP Korpen made a reconnaissance flight in Finnish airspace along the Russian border. According to media reports, the plane flew back and forth over Lake Inari in northern Finland, then turned south and moved along the Russian border.
In June, two Su-27s of the Russian Armed Forces were escorted by an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the British Air Force over the Black Sea. When Russian planes approached, foreign aircraft turned away from the state border of the country. Fighters of the Russian Armed Forces returned to their base airfield without violating the airspace.