Posted on 01/17/2011 12:43:20 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The Royal Norwegian Air Force made half as many scrambles to identify Russian aricraft in 2010 compared to the previous year. In all the arctic F-16s got airborne 36 times and identified 37 Russian planes, according to the Norwegian broadcasting service NRK.no. This follows the trend over the past two years. In 2009, 77 aircraft were identified against 87 in 2008.
The lower activty is linked to changes in Russian air operations. The Russians have moved its air base for escorting fighters. Flights and training activity follow more north- and western routes into the Norwegian Sea and North Sea, outside the normal sphere of interest of the RNoAF.
(Excerpt) Read more at f-16.net ...
And you’ll see even fewer in 2011 because Russia grounded their Tu-95 Bears after an An-22 (which use the same turboprops as the Bear) transport aircraft crashed.
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