Nah, put a little speed tape on that bad boy and it’s good to go!

What are the odds it lands on a S400 missile complex before the operators even detect it flying towards them?

There’s no way that was pass interference on [player], the refs are clearly rigging the game for [opposing team]!

Absolutely excellent article. I was just thinking about this topic last night with all the Hexbear drama going on after taking a peek at their front page seeing all the Russian colonialism apologists and excusers posting there.

Yes, there were reports recently of manned serveilance aircraft being subjected to wake turbulence. I think there were other incidents in addition to this report.

Citing unidentified US officials, The Associated Press news agency also reported last week that a Russian jet flew dangerously close to a US surveillance aircraft over Syria on July 16, “putting the lives of the four American crew members in danger”.

It is reported that the passage was secured by a US P8 anti-ship aircraft.

That seems pretty significant. It seems unlikely the ships would have been targeted by Russia if they were flying the flags of their country of origin, but to have an armed escort is definitely a huge deterrence. I have to wonder what sort of response it’ll garner considering all the other ‘unprofessional acts’ Russian aircraft have been employing against unarmed US aircraft lately.

This is apparently in addition to an unspecified number of units already in service in Ukraine.

Source from 27 April 2023