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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

Russian fighter intercepted US recon plane: Pentagon

RC-135U Combat SentAn armed Russian fighter jet intercepted a US military reconnaissance plane in late April in international airspace over the Sea of Okhotsk, several days after another intimidating maneuver in the Black Sea, the Pentagon disclosed Tuesday.

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey both communicated US concerns over the incident directly to the Russians, Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said.

Warren said the US RC-135 reconnaissance plane was on a routine mission over international airspace when it was intercepted by an Su-27 fighter.

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