Don't bring a knife...........
to a gunfight.......
“Tupolev” They’re called ‘bears’ and the RAF escorts them out of the North Sea daily!
Dang. Everyone gets to post this article.
Aviation ping...
This business of allowing “probing” of the air defenses is crazy. The policy should be to let them incur without challenge, then shoot them down without warning. Otherwise, they will be able to map out your air defense capabilities. If they are going to do it, it ought to COST.
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PICTURES: RAF Typhoon intercepts Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bomber
Posted by Freeport
On News/Activism 08/22/2007 1:50:33 PM EDT · 12 replies · 516+ views
www.flightglobal.com ^ | 22/08/07 | Craig Hoyle
U.K. Scrambles Typhoon Jets to Shadow Russian Strategic Bomber
Posted by maquiladora
On News/Activism 08/22/2007 7:26:02 AM EDT · 25 replies · 636+ views
Euronews ^ | Aug. 22
UK Typhoons shadow Russian bomber
Posted by Caledonia2007
On News/Activism 08/21/2007 4:01:43 PM EDT · 52 replies · 1,185+ views
BBC ^ | Tuesday, 21 August 2007,
RAF Eurofighters Intercept Russian Bomber (Typhoon’s First Scramble)
Posted by zencat
On News/Activism 08/21/2007 3:51:14 PM EDT · 31 replies · 1,200+ views
UK Telegraph ^ | 08/21/2007 | Richard Holt
Econ 101
Russian bombers approach NATO airspace.
NATO fighters engage Russian bombers making them change direction.
NATO fighters consume large quantities of fuel.
NATO countries purchase more fuel on global market much of it comes from Russia.
Russia pockets revenues and builds more bombers.
Commander of the Carrier Strike Group Five Battle Force Seventh Fleet, Rear Admiral Richard Wren, is disputing statements made by a Russian general who claimed that two Russian bombers managed to conduct a flyover above Guam. Admiral Wren spoke with the media on board the USS Kittyhawk, which is participating in the massive military exercise Valiant Shield.
He told a contingent of international reporters that the Russian TU-95 Bear bombers didn’t even come close to Guam or the exercise. “TU-95 Hotels from Russia were not spotted anywhere,” he strongly confirmed. “We had them on radar contact well north of Guam, 300 miles north of Guam. They flew down into international airspace, which they’re free to do. We operate in international airspace in international waters. In response to that, we launched aircraft it doesn’t matter if it was another unknown aircraft, we launched some hornets we put it on a station a little towards Guam in anticipation of maybe being able to wave at each other - that never happened.
“They got down to, I think, 305 miles. They never crossed Guam, never penetrated Guamanian airspace, as far as I know. And then they turned around and went home.” He also couldn’t say if they aircraft might have been participating in Russian-Chinese wargames.”
The Russian general, Pavel Androv, reportedly told the BBC News service that he the bombers presence in our corner of the world was reportedly part of an exercise to illustrate the Kremlin’s military power.
According to Admiral Wren, the incident did not interfere with the ongoing Valiant Shield exercise off of Guam.
The canards on that jet must make it tough to see the ground.
Don't bring a knife...........
to a gunfight.......
would it be an insult to them for us to send antique WWII fighters to intercept along with the regular modern fighters?
Dang I’m having 70s flashbacks, except that should be an F4-Phantom.
Military capabilities?
A turboprop with a raar crosssection like the Astrodome?
A 1950s 400mph bomber?
Oh K.
I was expecting a Hawker Typhoon circa WW2.