Another ‘Unprofessional‘ Intercept of RC-135 by Chinese Fighter. Watch the Video

Written by on May 31, 2023

A Chinese fighter jet conducted an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver in front of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 last week, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced May 30, and released footage of the incident. 

The intercept, which took place May 26, happened over the South China Sea in international airspace, according to an INDOPACOM statement.  

The video shows the J-16 fighter passing directly in front of the RC-135 Rivet Joint. That caused the American jet to fly through the Chinese fighter’s wake turbulence. Footage released by the U.S. shows the . . .



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