The US military pilot got scared of the Russian Su-35 instant maneuver, with North American Airspace Defense Command (NORAD) officers griping about the incident on social media.
“The conduct of one Russian Su-35 was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all – not what you’d see in a professional air force”, NORAD said in a social media post.
According to Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD), two Russian Tu-95 strategic missile carriers were indeed conducting a routine flight over the Alaska coast on September 23, accompanied by Su-35 and Su-30 fighter jets.
While the ministry did not specifically mention the incident, it stressed in a statement that the maneuvers were conducted in accordance with international norms.