Pentagon: Chinese fighter acted “unprofessionally aggressive” against Air Force plane

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on Tuesday that a Chinese fighter performed an unprofessional maneuver against a U.S. military plane in the South China Sea on Friday. Image courtesy Indo-Pacific Command May 31 (UPI) — The Pentagon said Tuesday that a Chinese J-16 fighter pilot performed “an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” against a U.S. Air Force plane operating in the South China Sea last week. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command stated that an Air ForceRC-135 operating in international waters on Friday was intercepted by a Chinese fighter. Advertisement “The PRC pilot flew directly in front of the nose of the RC-135, forcing…