[dfwgator]

Spy flights are so 1960s.

[Nifster]

1) Why the heck are they announcing this?

2) De ja vu all over again

[clearcarbon]

"U.S. Conducts Spy Flight Over Russia"

I'm surprised comrade obama has not hired Russia to do this work the same way he's hired them to provide shuttle service to the ISS.

[logi_cal869]

A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman also expressed anger on Monday over U.S. delays in certifying a new high-tech Russian aircraft to be used for spying missions over the United States...

Why, Mr. Gertz, didn't you elaborate on that little tidbit?

[logi_cal869]

new high-tech Russian aircraft to be used for spying missions over the United States

I found it: Tupelov Tu-214R

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/04/18/pentagon-moves-to-block-russian-spy-plane-in-american-skies.html

Bigger

Further reference:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/secret-fight-over-russia-obama-administration_786823.html

http://russianplanes.net/st/Tupolev/Tu-214R
(above Russian only)

Translated (if the link still works)

Some might note, as I did, that none of the 'articles' about Open Skies identify the type of 'Russian aircraft'; who knows why...it wasn't horribly difficult to find it, but nor was it 'one or 2 clicks'-easy...