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October 30th, 2015 
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US Navy officials said on Thursday that two Russian reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft flew within a nautical mile of USS Ronald Reagan, east of the Korean peninsula.
Thomson Reuters Trust.org reports:
News media reports said the incident occurred in international waters east of the Korean peninsula.
A U.S. Navy official said two Russian TU-142 “Bear” aircraft flew within a nautical mile of the Reagan, prompting it to launch four F-18 fighter jets to escort the planes away from the ship.
F/A-18 Hornet
The TU-145 Bear is a long-range anti-submarine warfare plane and a variant of the Tu-95 Bear strategic bomber.
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The Navy official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the pilots from both sides behaved professionally and the Tu-145s moved away from the U.S. carrier.
Media accounts quoted Navy officials as saying the incident was not unprecedented.
Tupolev Tu-142 ‘Bear’
Source Article from http://yournewswire.com/us-navy-scrambles-f-18s-after-russian-planes-approach-warship/
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