The encounter took place when the U.S. conducted a military exercise with South Korea in "international waters" off the Korean Peninsula, said White House spokesman Josh Earnest at the daily briefing.
The Russian aircraft, whose numbers were not revealed, were intercepted first by South Korean military aircraft. And then four F/A-18 fighter jets from the Carrier Air Wing Five were launched to escort the Russian bombers until they departed the area, Earnest said, adding the incident did not result in a significant confrontation.
"We have previously raised concerns about Russian military aircraft essentially carrying out incursions on the sovereignty of other countries," Earnest said.
The U.S. has "regularly urged the Russian military to make sure that their operations in this space were consistent with generally accepted international protocols," Earnest noted.
While acknowledging that the U.S. and Russia have "some vigorous disagreements" on issues like Ukraine and Syria, the spokesman refused to characterize the current tense U.S.-Russia relationship as a new Cold War.
"The situation today is much different" as Russia "does not have the same kind of influence around the globe that the Soviet Union once did," he said.
The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan, based at the Yokosuka naval base in Japan, has just replaced the USS George Washington aircraft carrier since earlier this month.
Xinhua -china.org.cn
30/10/15
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Comandante del portaviones Ronald Reagan descarta amenaza de aviones rusos...
ReplyDeleteNo hubo ningún peligro en el acercamiento de aeronaves militares rusas al portaviones estadounidense Ronald Reagan, señaló el comandante del grupo de ataque del buque, contralmirante John Alexander, citado por la agencia Yonhap.
"Cuando navegamos en el océano, varios países envían aviones para sobrevolar nuestro buque, se trata de operaciones normales y rutinarias", dijo en una rueda de prensa en la ciudad surcoreana de Busan, donde la embarcación está anclada.
Explicó que los rusos "solo querían echar un vistazo" al portaviones que realizaba maniobras en el mar de Japón por primera vez desde hace un tiempo.
El pasado martes, el portaviones de EEUU Ronald Reagan mandó cuatro cazas F-18 para interceptar a dos aviones rusos de patrulla marítima Tu-142 que se le habían acercado a una distancia de una milla náutica (1.852 metros) y una altura de 500 pies (152 metros).
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30/10/15