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RAF Typhoons intercept Russian Blackjack bombers
UK Telegraph ^
| September 11, 2015
| Ben Farmer
Posted on 09/11/2015 12:17:42 PM PDT by C19fan
RAF Typhoon fighters have scrambled to intercept Russian long-range bombers flying north of the UK. The incident on Thursday saw jets from RAF Lossiemouth called to the 'Blackjack' bombers flying in international airspace near the UK. Britain has repeatedly called such flights dangerous and provocative because the Russian military aircraft refuse to identify themselves to air traffic controllers.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: bombers; russia
Nice of Putin to send some Blackjacks instead of Bears for a change of pace.
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posted on
09/11/2015 12:17:42 PM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/11/2015 12:20:50 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: C19fan
Wikipedia says that there are fewer than 16 in operational service.
Still, drop some cruise missiles, and skedaddle at Mach 2...
To: JoeProBono
...because the Russian military aircraft refuse to identify themselves to air traffic controllers."Ees eye, giant nookleer bomba for you madderfockers. Eye identify myself by waveeng my giant jocka at yur puny running dog fighters."
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posted on
09/11/2015 12:34:49 PM PDT
by
Rinnwald
To: C19fan
Two words.....”International Airspace”
To: JoeProBono
Let's get some proper pics of the intercept, shall we?
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posted on
09/11/2015 1:00:54 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Jeff Head
Broken peektures? Eeees dat “proper”?
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posted on
09/11/2015 1:08:17 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Actions have consequences. Especially stupid actions.)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
09/11/2015 1:14:49 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: C19fan
Why are the Russians having all the fun?
To: JoeProBono
Nice...hehehe...sixteen F-16s.
But the thread is about RAF Typhoons and Russian TU-160 Blackjacks. LOL!
Additional eye candy is always appreciated.
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posted on
09/11/2015 2:45:09 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Jeff Head
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posted on
09/11/2015 3:59:12 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Loaded for Bear...or Blackjacks as the case may be.
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posted on
09/11/2015 4:12:57 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: C19fan; Jeff Head
Russian Blackjack (AKA Tupolev Tu-160). Looks like a failed attempt to copy our old B-1.
RAF Typhoon (probably a slightly older version).
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posted on
09/11/2015 4:47:47 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: familyop
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posted on
09/11/2015 4:55:24 PM PDT
by
mad_as_he$$
(Section 20.)
To: Jeff Head; C19fan
Each with a cup of tea in one hand, a scone in the other and derby on his head, and the Brits still caught and controlled those Ruskie bombers fast.
Cheers for the Limeys!
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posted on
09/11/2015 4:57:33 PM PDT
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: familyop
Russian Blackjack (AKA Tupolev Tu-160). Looks like a failed attempt to copy our old B-1. "copy" "failed": I do not think those words mean what you think they mean.
1 The Tu-160 is actually a development of the 60s Myasishchev M-18 design
2. compared to the Bone, the Tupelov carries more, faster, further.
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posted on
09/11/2015 7:24:29 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Palins are better parents than Clintons.)
To: familyop
Actually...no, not failed at all.
Very expensive for the Ruskies...and they only built 36 or so of them, of which I believe 25 are still in service.
But the Blackjack is a very decent and capable bird...not to be underestimated.
It has a larger payload than the Bone, and is in fact supersonic (Mach 2), built really to mimic the B-1A.
Russian electronics are not as good as ours by far...but they do know how to build decent aircraft...and this bomber remains a very real threat.
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posted on
09/11/2015 8:14:41 PM PDT
by
Jeff Head
(Semper Fidelis - Molon Labe - Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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