“Russian bombers penetrated U.S. airspace at least 16 times in past 10 Days”
Not true.
As the article said: “Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones”
The ADIZ is not US airspace.
It is airspace that requires we identify who’s there.
I headline writers don’t have to read the first line of the article, why should freepers?
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russian-bombers-fly-within-50-miles-of-california-coast/
Davis said the latest Bear H incursions began Monday around 4:30 p.m. Pacific time when radar detected the four turbo-prop powered bombers approaching the U.S. air defense zone near the far western Aleutian Islands.
Two U.S. Air Force F-22 jets were scrambled and intercepted the bombers over the Aleutians.
After tracking the bombers as they flew eastward, two of the four Bears turned around and headed west toward the Russian Far East. The bombers are believed to be based at the Russian strategic base near Anadyr, Russia.
The remaining two nuclear-capable bombers then flew southeast and around 9:30 P.M. entered the U.S. northern air defense zone off the coast of Northern California.
Two U.S. F-15 jets were deployed and intercepted the bombers as they eventually flew within 50 miles of the coast before turning around and heading west.
A couple of weeks later, we saw and heard a repeat of what happened the first time.
Reminds me of the old hide and seek games we used to play with the Ruskies during the so called cold war.
. . . 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones . . .
That would be, ADIZ, in fact