Russian bombers fly near Alaska; Air Force scrambles jets

FoxNews.com ^ | April 18, 2017 | Lucas Tomlinson and Jennifer Griffin

[topher]

The propeller driven Bear bomber appears as a big target on radar.

F-22's might be overkill, but it does the US a chance to do training with F-22's in real situations...

My opinion: Putin acting like an @$$h0l3 [I replaced the letters a,s,o, and e with special characters...]

[Sacajaweau]

Happens on a fairly regular basis.

[Sacajaweau]

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-conducts-nuclear-bomber-flight-near-alaska/

[Windflier]

Putin is out of his mind. I think he’s got that ‘little man’ complex, just like his buddy, Kim Jung Un.

[gdani]

It’s OK. A couple more of those beefcake shirtless pics & I’m sure his USA fan club will quickly forgive him.

[AppyPappy]

All Russians planes are nuclear capable

[rdcbn]

The first Tupolev Tu-95 Bears were intercepted near Alaska by North American F-86 Sabre Jets in 1956.

Bears have been greeted a long line of American fighter jets.

[KC_Lion]

Alaska Ping

[DesertRhino]

Bombers flew 100 miles away from Kodiak island. Yeah, that’s a massive provocation. We do the same right up to the 12 mile limit.

[G Larry]

Send up a Warthog and have him bump into the Bear.....

Warthog is a flying tank and can survive the contact.

[RitchieAprile]

all Russian planes are flying tanks. such an idiot move would be unwise.

[rjsimmon]

Yup. They probably know one another by sight.

[johnk]

“...[I replaced the letters a,s,o, and e with special characters...]”

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[RegulatorCountry]

Russian aircraft designs often look clumsy or exaggerated, but that old bomber is beautiful. Great proportions.

[rjsimmon]

Indeed. Until they drop the gear...

[Forgotten Amendments]

Happens on a fairly regular basis.

Correct. We do the same and worse over there. Why is this being reported in such an irresponsible manner?

Seriously, why? Someone wants us in a big war. Who? I've never been a conspiracy nut. But I'm willing to learn.

[FamiliarFace]

Maybe Sarah Palin really should have said, “I can see Russia from my house!”

[RegulatorCountry]

Wow, that’s some heavy duty looking stuff right there. Way out of scale for the plane. What, did they land these in the rough with ad hoc landing strips frequently or something?

[rjsimmon]

Most Soviet designs require the ability to land on unprepared surfaces. Just in case the runways are taken out. The MiG-29 has intake vents on the top of the fuselage for the same reason.

[PLMerite]

"All Russians planes are nuclear capable"

Some more than others: :)