Chinese Jets 'Intercept' U.S. Spy Plane, Pentagon Says
May 19, 2016, 11:18 AM
(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon says two Chinese fighter jets flew within about 50 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane Tuesday in international airspace over the South China Sea.
The Pentagon characterized the incident as an unsafe intercept and said it is being reviewed.
A U.S. military official says the two Chinese J-11 fighters flew out to intercept the U.S. EP-3 Aries aircraft and came so close that they forced the pilot to descend a couple hundred feet in order to avoid a collision.