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 Thursday September 29, adding that an “unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint” plane was “interacted with” by two Russian SU-27s, one of which “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.
