Two Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft buzzed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan at 500 ft in the Sea of Japan this week.
By Photographer’s Name: UNKNOWN (DefenseImagery.mil – DN-SC-87-03779) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Four F/A-18 Super Hornets were launched and they shadowed the aircraft, which came within one nautical mile of the aircraft carrier.
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