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VVS Tu-160 Blackjack

RAF Tornado F.3

The Russian VVS are at it again: Sending strategic bombers toward airspace of NATO countries - resuming the Cold War?

1 posted on 03/25/2010 9:19:48 PM PDT by myknowledge
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To: myknowledge

“The Russian VVS are at it again: Sending strategic bombers toward airspace of NATO countries - resuming the Cold War?”

The Russians see Communism on the rise in the West, and feel threatened!;)


2 posted on 03/25/2010 9:23:28 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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A little late when the bomber is over your country...


3 posted on 03/25/2010 9:27:29 PM PDT by DB
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Wish we had a President who would go toe to toe with the Rooskies instead of being a little punk.........


4 posted on 03/25/2010 9:28:08 PM PDT by jakerobins
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To: myknowledge

The British sub school is in Scotland IIRC. Makes sense for a fly over.


8 posted on 03/25/2010 9:46:27 PM PDT by llevrok (I want Jack Bauer's job. He only works one day a year!)
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“Wing Commander Mark Gorringe applauded the response capabilities of the military in regards to the incident.”

Umm... Just out of curiosity, how is it that these bombers made into Scottish airspace in the first place. The goal of interception is to intercept before they bust your airspace. The Wing Commander’s applause not withstanding, it was always my understanding that if they made it over your territory without being intercepted prior, the Tornado Team was probably a little late to the party. Maybe I’m missing something here, but there have been investigations for less than this flu, to my way of thinking.


10 posted on 03/25/2010 10:31:55 PM PDT by Habibi ("It is vain to do with more what can be done with less." - William of Occam)
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To: myknowledge
naaah- they were just practicing for the Farnborough International Airshow – 19-25 July 2010
12 posted on 03/25/2010 11:37:04 PM PDT by bunkerhill7
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To: myknowledge; left that other site

Wow.


13 posted on 03/26/2010 2:20:17 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt (Ronald Reagan: "When America is no longer a nation under God, she will be a nation gone under.")
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
...two Russian Blackjack bombers were found in the skies above Scotland and were escorted out of British airspace.
Thanks myknowledge.
14 posted on 04/06/2010 4:46:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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