A newly released video shows a Russian fighter jet flying dangerously close to a U.S. Air Force F-16 near Alaska, in what military officials are calling a near-miss.
The incident occurred on September 23, as the U.S. jet was intercepting the Russian aircraft, which had entered the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). The Russian jet came within feet of the U.S. plane, raising concerns about the potential for escalation in an already tense geopolitical climate.
This encounter follows a series of Russian incursions into the ADIZ, prompting heightened vigilance from U.S. forces.
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Video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of US F-16 near Alaska
The video release of the close encounter on September 23, with the US pilot under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defence Command (Norad), came after a series of Russian incursions into the Alaska Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) just beyond US sovereign air space.
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Moment idiot Russian pilot steers fighter jet to within FEET of US plane tailing nuke bomber in chilling WW3 near-miss
THIS is the moment an idiot Russian pilot steers his fighter jet to within feet of a US plane tailing a nuke bomber in a reckless near-miss. Chilling footage released by the US shows the Russian
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Shocking video shows Russian fighter jet just feet away from US plane in near miss
Military officials have released a shocking new video of a close-call encounter between a Russian fighter jet and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. In the video released Monday, the Russian plane comes from behind the camera and swoops by the U.S. jet, just feet from the aircraft near Alaska.
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