Un caza MiG-31 ruso escolta un avión de reconocimiento de EE.UU. sobre el océano Pacífico

 

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 Un caza ruso MiG-31 despegó para interceptar un avión de reconocimiento estadounidense RC-135 sobre el océano Pacífico, comunicó este 10 de abril el Centro Nacional de Gestión de Defensa ruso.

 Después de que la aeronave estadounidense se diera la vuelta para alejarse de la frontera rusa, el MiG-31 regresó a su aeródromo. 

 El Centro Nacional de Gestión de Defensa destacó que el vuelo del caza ruso se realizó "en estricta conformidad con las reglas internacionales del uso del espacio aéreo".

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A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet took off to intercept a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian National Defense Control Center said Saturday.

"To identify the air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a MiG-31 fighter from the air defence forces of the Eastern Military District was scrambled into the air. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as a strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 of the US Air Force and escorted it over the Pacific Ocean," the center added, RIA Novosti reported.

It is noted that after escorting the foreign military aircraft from the Far Eastern state border, the Russian fighter safely returned to the airbase.

"The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace. Violations of the state border were averted," the center announced.

NATO aircraft intensified reconnaissance activities near the Russian border at the end of last year. Moscow has warned that such regular flights by US and NATO warplanes pose the risk of an accidental escalation.