Venezuelan Air Force Su-30 Flanker intercepting U.S. Navy EP-3E ARIES II

VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE SU-30 FLANKER AGGRESSIVELY SHADOWED U.S. NAVY EP-3 ARIES II

WASHINGTON – On July 21, the U.S. military accused a Venezuelan SU-30MK2 Flanker of ‘aggressively’ shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II at an unsafe distance in international airspace over the Caribbean Sea on July 19, jeopardizing the crew and aircraft, a fresh sign of growing hostility between the two countries. The EP-3 aircraft, flying a mission in approved international airspace was approached in an … Continue reading VENEZUELAN AIR FORCE SU-30 FLANKER AGGRESSIVELY SHADOWED U.S. NAVY EP-3 ARIES II