The Defence Secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently “released a missile” in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea. Ben Wallace told the Commons the incident occurred in “international airspace over the Black Sea” on September 29.
He said an “unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint” plane was “interacted with” by two Russian SU-27s. He said one of these “released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range”.
Detailing what happened between the Russian fighter and the UK plane, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “I would also like to share with the House details of a recent incident which occurred in international airspace over the Black Sea. On September 29 an unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint, a civilian-style aircraft on routine patrol over the Black Sea was interacted with by two Russian armed SU-27 fighter aircraft. It is not unusual for aircraft to be shadowed and this day was no different.
