Defense Department Says Chinese Pilot Nearly Collided With US B-52 Bomber In Latest Intercept
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a U.S. nuclear-capable B-52 bomber patrolling the South China Sea in one of the closest unsafe intercepts recorded to date, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said in a release Thursday. The incident occurred on Oct. 24, just days after the Pentagon issued a rare statement of concern