俄戰機在波羅的海上空逼近美軍飛機

An armed Russian fighter jet came within just a few meters of a U.S. military plane flying over the Baltic Sea, an official told VOA Tuesday.

The Pentagon said the American plane, an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, was uNPRofessionally "intercepted" in international airspace on Monday by a Russian SU-27 Flanker fighter jet.

"Due to the high rate of closure speed and poor control of the aircraft during the intercept, this interaction was determined to be unsafe," Defense Department spokeswoman Army Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told VOA Tuesday.

She added that the action had the potential to cause serious harm and injury to all air crews involved.

Pentagon officials stressed that the American reconnaissance plane "did nothing to provoke" the Russian jet's behavior.

"The Russian military is within its right to exercise within international airspace, but they must respect international standards set to ensure safety and prevent accidents," Baldanza said.

Close encounters take place on a regular basis among military aircraft operating in international areas. The vast majority of encounters with American military planes are conducted in a safe manner, officials said.
一位美國官員星期二告訴美國之音說，俄羅斯一架武裝戰鬥機在波羅的海上空逼近一架美軍軍用飛機，距離只有幾米遠。

美國五角大樓說，美軍RC-135偵察機星期一在國際空域遭到了一家俄羅斯蘇-27戰鬥機非專業的“攔截”。

美國國防部女發言人，陸軍中校米歇爾·巴爾丹扎星期二告訴美國之音說，“攔截過程中由於接近速度太快，而且飛機開得不穩，所以這次互動被認爲是不安全的。”

她補充說，這次行動很可能對雙方所有機組人員造成嚴重的傷害。

五角大樓官員強調說，美國偵察機沒有任何挑釁俄羅斯戰鬥機的行爲。

美國國防部女發言人巴爾丹扎說：“俄羅斯軍隊在國際空域可以行使自己的權利，但是必須尊重爲確保安全，防止意外事件發生的國際行爲標準。”

國際空域常會發生軍機近距離相遇的情況，但是有關官員說，美國軍用飛機遇到的大多數這類相遇的情況都是以安全的方式進行的。