electronics, making it hard for the operator to control the drone. lieutenant general alex khatkevich expressed frustration in a recent interview with fox news. they have been informed they were airspace that they have agreed not to fly into it. they are flying right over top. they are focused on the defeat of isis. it is something that is very disturbing and has got our attention. reporter: in march, a russian warplane struck the propeller of another u.s. surveillance drones over the black sea after dumping fuel on the american reaper forcing the nuestra to crash into the water. u.s. central command deployed f-22 raptor fighter jets into the to deter russia from these kinds of incidents. they did not appear to have succeeded. the french military said russia warplane s arrest two their fighter jets patrolling the syria rack border. that is three incidents involving russian warplanes in the past 24 hours.
so, is it an escalation? yes. i think it sends a very powerful message. this is not what you guys want to do and this is not the aircraft you want to mess with. don t be provocative with the f- 22. don t be provocative. we will see the messages received. works, great to have you with us on this. so much more to come on cnn new central. we are following a deadly fire on b board a cargo ship at a po in new jersey. details on that and much more in just moments. it s the coffee e you drink when you don t want to havave the jitters. then just don t drink coffee. - it s pronounced gif. - it s gif. i like window seats. if the window breaks, you get sucked out. hybrid. plug-in hybrid. ev. to each their own.electric. get offers on select vehicles at the lexus golden opportunity sales event. ( )
maneuvers, and one russian pilot positioned his aircraft in front of the american drone, lit the after burner, making it hard to control the drone. and they say russian forces display unsafe and unprofessional behavior in the air. agreed upon air space deconfliction measures increases the risk of escalation. the top u.s. air force commander in the middle east put it more bluntly in a recent interview with fox news. they have been flying through air space that they agreed with us over a period of years not to fly into. they are flying right over top of our garrisons in syria that are there focused on the defeat of isis, something that s very disturbing and has our attention. last month u.s. central command deployed f-22 raptor fighter jets into the middle east amid the escalating tensions with russia and in march, a russian war plane