And me being the cynic that I am, will respond with a "seems to be a good setup for the Topgun movie about to be released..."
And me being the cynic that I am, will respond with a "seems to be a good setup for the Topgun movie about to be released..."
A slightly different take in the Reuters...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-s...-idUSKCN1UI072“The joint patrol was carried out with the aim of deepening Russian-Chinese relations within our all-encompassing partnership, of further increasing cooperation between our armed forces, and of perfecting their capabilities to carry out joint actions, and of strengthening global strategic security,” the ministry said in a statement.
Seoul and Tokyo, who both scrambled jets to intercept the Russo-Chinese mission, accused Russia and China of violating their airspaces, an allegation Moscow and Beijing denied.
South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots toward the Russian A-50 military aircraft, defense officials in Seoul said, saying it was the first time a Russian military aircraft had violated South Korean airspace.
Moscow denied all of those assertions.
Shoulda just shot it down