video: USS Thomas Cook greeted by SU-24 as Attack Training Target near Russia

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Russian Jet Performs ‘Simulated Attack,’ Buzzing Just 30 Feet Over USS Donald Cook [VIDEO]

JONAH BENNETT
National Security/Foreign Policy Reporter
4:47 PM 04/13/2016
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* A Sukhoi jet fighter Su-24 takes part in a joint anti-terror military drill dubbed "Peace Mission-2009" in the Taonan tactical training base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Jilin Province July 23, 2009. A senior Chinese military officer said Friday the Peace Mission-2009 exercise has significantly improved the responsiveness of Chinese and Russian armed forces to terrorist attacks, despite the reduction in troop numbers from previous drills, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken July 23, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily. ∧

Two Russian Su-24 attack aircraft Monday conducted a “simulated attack profile” against the USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea, with one of the jets on Tuesday flying within 30 feet of the destroyer.

The USS Donald Cook was in the Baltic Sea conducting a training exercise with a Polish helicopter. According to one defense official, this particular run-in with the Russians*is “more aggressive than anything we’ve seen in some time.” The Polish helicopter’s operations were interrupted by the overflight.

The destroyer was about 70 nautical miles from Kaliningrad on April 11, and the two SU-24s apparently made about 20 passes of the vessel.

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“We have deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight maneuvers,” U.S. European Command said in a statement, according to The Washington Post. “These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in a miscalculation or accident that could cause serious injury or death. U.S. officials are using existing diplomatic channels to address the interactions, while the incidents are also being reviewed through U.S. Navy channels.”

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