F-22 fighters intercept Russian military planes 55 miles off Alaska

FoxNews ^ | September 20, 2014 | ·Associated Press

[WhiskeyX]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.

[Georgia Girl 2]

So true.

[mad_as_he$$]

Last week there was an F-22 at the Air Races in Reno. One could be within 40 feet of it and take all the images you wanted. I am sure that the Russians have all the info they want on it and have for sometime. The still got intercepted by an F-22 that flew under them and counted the rivets on the belly. That is nerve racking for an aircrew.

[Starboard]

Putin’s objectives involve far more than just playing games with Obama. He is seriously committed to restoring Russia back to a great power with empire like status and influence. And he see’s a window of opportunity over the next two years to significantly advance his agenda. He will not let this opportunity go to waste IMO.

Obama is pathetically weak, has no respect abroad, and he detests the use of military force. In fact he is doing a pretty good job of degrading our military capabilities and politicizing the armed forces. None of this is lost on Putin.

How far would Putin push him? It may not take on the form of a direct challenge but there are many other ways to “squeeze” your adversary into untenable positions. The next two years are going to be dicey IMO. Putin has a grandiose vision and momentum seems to be on his side for now. So he will continue probing for further weakness. What is worrisome is that he might just turn up the dial if he senses the opportunity knowing that we have nothing but a community organizer as the Commander-in-Chief.

Weakness invites aggression. Always has, always will.

[Starboard]

There were 6 Russian planes.

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Nothing to see here. Move on. /sarc

[molson209]

and if a Civilian airline gets too close to Russia it gets Shot Down

[RayChuang88]

Here's the question: was the planes intercepted not Tu-95 models, but the Tu-142 as shown thus:

The Tu-142 is a special Tu-95 variant originally designed originally for very long range anti-submarine warfare but later upgraded to be a very sophisticated electronics intelligence/signals intelligence (ELINT/SIGINT) platform akin to certain RC-135 versions flown by the USAF. As such, these planes are often seen flying off the coast of Alaska and off the coast of Norway down to the North Sea.

[Sequoyah101]

Yeah, he be disin’ obungo but he also be disin’ us and testing the defenses. The cold war is starting all over but this time it may not stay cold very long.

America sleeps. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.

We are a country without honor or ethic. This will be our downfall.

[Sacajaweau]

The Russian Planes entered an ADIZ which applies ONLY to Commercial aircraft. They got checked out.

[Sequoyah101]

Yeah, I like the angle of the Raptor but I wish we had a whole lot more of them and a huge brace of new F-15SEs to go along with them. That is a winning combination. A stealth fighter and a fast moving one ton flatbed truck that can put just about any munition we have down a fireplace chimney.

[Sacajaweau]

They were in an ADIZ which pertains to Commercial aircraft and extends 200 miles of the mainland. The Russian planes were not in our sovereign airspace.

[WhiskeyX]

CBC News identified the Bear bombers as two TU-95 bombers. It’s unknown whether or not they took note of such differences.

[Sacajaweau]

ADIZ applies only to Commercial Planes. It began as a result of 9-11.

[RayChuang88]

It’s easy to mistake a Tu-142 for a Tu-95 because both planes almost look identical. However, the Tu-142 usually has a slightly longer fuselage.

[vladimir998]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-Dqj4fHmM

[WhiskeyX]

"The Russian Planes entered an ADIZ which applies ONLY to Commercial aircraft." You are dead wrong, probably because you relied on a half truth found in a Wikipedia article. The fact is that all aircraft entering a U.S. Canadian ADIZ is required to meet requirements regulating ingress and egress from the ADIZ, whether civil or state aircraft. Quote: AIM 7/24/14 Section 6. National Security and Interception Procedures 5-6-1. National Security a. National security in the control of air traffic is governed by 14 CFR Part 99. b. All aircraft entering domestic U.S. airspace from points outside must provide for identification prior to entry. To facilitate early aircraft identification of all aircraft in the vicinity of U.S. and international airspace boundaries, Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ) have been established. REFERENCE- AIM, ADIZ Boundaries and Designated Mountainous Areas, Paragraph 5-6-5. c. Operational requirements for aircraft operations associated with an ADIZ are as follows: 1. Flight Plan. Except as specified in subparagraphs d and e below, an IFR or DVFR flight plan must be filed with an appropriate aeronautical facility as follows: (a) Generally, for all operations that enter an ADIZ. (b) For operations that will enter or exit the U.S. and which will operate into, within or across the Contiguous U.S. ADIZ regardless of true airspeed. (c) The flight plan must be filed before departure except for operations associated with the Alaskan ADIZ when the airport of departure has no facility for filing a flight plan, in which case the flight plan may be filed immediately after takeoff or when within range of the aeronautical facility. 2. Two-way Radio. For the majority of operations associated with an ADIZ, an operating two-way radio is required. See 14 CFR Section 99.1 for exceptions. 3. Transponder Requirements. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each aircraft conducting operations into, within, or across the Contiguous U.S. ADIZ must be equipped with an operable radar beacon transponder having altitude reporting capability (Mode C), and that transponder must be turned on and set to reply on the appropriate code or as assigned by ATC. In the case of state aircraft, which includes Russian military aircraft, DCAS procedures are applicable. See: Clearance, Overflight, and Landing of U.S. and Foreign State Aircraft U.S. and foreign State aircraft are exempt from overflight fees. Read the U.S. Diplomatic Clearance and Landing Authorization Procedures Guide for information about how to request a diplomatic clearance to overfly or land in the U.S. Register and apply at least 72 working hours in advance via the Diplomatic Clearance Application System (DCAS). My USAF F-102 Delta Dagger fighter-interceptor group always intercepted foreign state aircraft penetrating the ADIZ who did not comply with the diplomatic clearance and flight plan procedures.

[Hulka]

Not in US airspace.

[Hulka]

“Obama is pathetically weak. . .”

How can you say such a thing when we can all see obozo is a physically intimidating iron-man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6i0Z0hCIzo

[353FMG]

>That, and the Russians are testing our response times.<

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They played that game way back in 1958, when I served in Alaska, just to see how fast we could scramble our F-102’s.

[xone]

They should have sent A-10s.

The MiGs would have slaughtered the A-10s had they been ordered to do so.

[xone]

ADIZ applies only to Commercial Planes. It began as a result of 9-11.

No, ADIZs been around far longer than that.