The Russian jets immediately left the area after the intercept and warning flares from the F-22s, an official confirmed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
The Russian jets immediately left the area after the intercept and warning flares from the F-22s, an official confirmed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Justin Connaher)
Ping.
Quite a contrast from the Obola administration’s SOP response.
This makes no sense. Flares are a missle countermeasure ejected behind the aircraft; not an offensive weapon.
Sounds like we should load up all planes with those ‘warning flares’. No need for missiles or bombs, just use flares and the enemy runs away.
That’s not an F22.
Looks like F35, USAF out of AK.
I guess things are a little different since Maverick's time
That is the sovereign air space of Syria. Russia is an invitee and we are in violation of international law because we have not been invited there. We have no right whatsoever being there. Isis is now gone. We need to vacate unless we are invited to be there by the Syrian government.
what is our fine usaf doing there?
This is what you call a “flare up”.
The Russians are going!
The Russians are going!
More here:
After crossing the de-confliction line, the Russian Su-25s “were promptly intercepted by two F-22A Raptors providing air cover for partner ground forces conducting operations to defeat ISIS,” Air Forces Central Command spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart told CNN.
“The F-22s conducted multiple maneuvers to persuade the Su-25s to depart our de-conflicted airspace, including the release of chaff and flares in close proximity to the Russian aircraft and placing multiple calls on the emergency channel to convey to the Russian pilots that they needed to depart the area,” he added.
Pickart accused the Russian pilots of dangerous flying during the encounter.
“One Su-25 flew close enough to an F-22A that it had to aggressively maneuver to avoid a midair collision,” he said, adding that “during the incident, a Russian Su-35 also flew across the river and was shadowed closely by one of the F-22As.”
He said the encounter lasted approximately 40 minutes before the Russian aircraft flew to the west side of the river, saying officers from the US-led coalition contacted the Russians on the de-confliction line “to de-escalate the situation and avert a strategic miscalculation.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/politics/us-f-22-intercept-russian-jets-syria/index.html
The terrified SU-25s quickly fled the area, as did the terrified F-22s when the Su-35s showed up.