While flying in international airspace, the J-16 swerved and forced the U.S. plane to fly in its wake, causing the aircraft to shake from severe turbulence.
A Chinese fighter jet swerved in front of a U.S. spy plane with an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver,” causing the cockpit and its pilots to wobble, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement Tuesday. The J-16 abruptly cut in front of the nose of the surveillance aircraft at a distance of about 400 feet while flying over the South China Sea in international airspace, which forced the U.S.
The command said its RC-135 was conducting “safe and routine operations” and it expects “all countries in the Indo-Pacific region to use international airspace safely and in accordance with international law.” “The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate – safely and responsibly – wherever international law allows, and the U.S.
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