Russian Plane Prompts U.S. Jet Scramble

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 6:35PM EDT / Published Oct. 29, 2015 9:57AM EDT

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The USS Ronald Reagan scrambled its fighter jets this week when Russian naval reconnaissance plane flew near the aircraft carrier as it sailed close to the Korean Peninsula. U.S. officials tried to contact the Russian planes but received no radio response. It’s the latest in a string of incidents in which the Russian military has tested the boundaries of international airspace and waters.

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Russian Plane Prompts U.S. Jet Scramble

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