Altitude Separation News Today

-- >> the risk of a disaster is certainly a very high one in a combat environment like this. >> reporter: both planes were flying october 17th at hundreds of miles an hour. the russian fighter crossed less than half a mile in front of the u.s. surveillance aircraft. the two sides spoke about the incident. the u.s. says the russian pilot didnt even know the u.s. plane was there. the u.s. and russia previously agreed they would keep a distance of three miles between aircraft and an altitude separa...

Collision in the middle of the night. but mixed messages from the u.s. military. >> i dont think that it was perceived to be a danger. >> the u.s. believes it wasnt a deliberate provocation by moscow. but even if it is just bad navigation. >> the risk of a zaster is certainly a very high one in a combat environment like this. >> both planes were flying on october 17th at hundreds of miles an hour. the russian fighter crossed less than half a mile in front of a u.s. surveillance aircraft. the two...