Any doubts that Russia's aggressive and dangerous actions in challenging American reconnaissance planes in the Baltic Sea was the work of a rogue Tom Cruise wannabe have been laid to rest as another incident occurred on Friday involving an SU-27. On April 17, a Russian fighter jet performed a barrel roll over a US reconnaissance plane in the Baltic. Russia justified the manuever by claiming the US plane was close to Russian airspace. It wasn't. Then on Friday, another incident occurred as a Russian fighter performed another barrel roll over an RC-135 recon plane. When the Pentagon expressed outrage at the incident, the Russian defense ministry taunted the US military. New York Post: Outraged defence officials called the interception manoeuvre "unsafe and unprofessional", but Russia said it was forced to intercept the American RC-135 plane because it had switched off its identifying transponder. The Pentagon admitted the barrel roll incident...(Read Full Post)