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Bullet Points

Danger Zone: Russian Fighter Comes ‘Really, Really Close’ To Navy Plane

Jeff Schogol
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The F-22 Came Face To Face With Russia’s Top Fighter And Was At A Major Disadvantage

A Russian Federation Air Force Su-27 Sukhoi intercepts a simulated hijacked aircraft entering Russian airspace, Aug. 27, 2013 at Exercise Vigilant Eagle (VE) 13. This exercise is the 5th in a series of cooperative exercises that provide an opportunity for Russia, Canada, and United States military personnel to enhance their international partnership and to cooperatively detect, track, identify, and follow a hijacked aircraft as it proceeds across international boundaries.

Danger Zone: Russian Fighter Comes ‘Really, Really Close’ To Navy Plane

Jeff Schogol

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The F-22 Came Face To Face With Russia’s Top Fighter And Was At A Major Disadvantage

Alex Lockie, Business Insider