Posted on 11/24/2012 2:27:05 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
MOSCOW, November 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russian military inspectors will begin a survey flight this week above the United States under the international Open Skies Treaty, Russia’s Defense Ministry has said.
Russian experts will conduct the survey flight over the US territory in a Tupolev Tu-154 M/LK-1 aircraft during the period from November 25 and December 3, a spokesman said.
The flight will start from the Travis Air Force Base, California. Its maximum range will be 4,250 kilometers (2,600 miles).
During the flight, Russian and US specialists will operate surveillance equipment on board of the aircraft as set out in the international Open Skies Treaty.
This will be the 36th survey flight this year made by Russian specialists over the territories of the Open Skies Treaty member states. Russia ratified the treaty in May 2001.
The Open Skies Treaty, which entered into force on January 1, 2002, establishes a regime of unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of its 34 member states to promote openness and the transparency of military forces and activities.
This wouldn’t have ever been allowed if Americans were still running this country.
Per wiki (who knows what is accurate) Russia has not done a US flyover since 2005 and that was the only one. The program was not implemented until 2002.
I did find somewhere where US observed Russia in early Nov, so maybe they are doing this now as payback.
Any Poles on board?
Great question. Travis is just up the road, and "open skies" works both ways, no? Why wouldn't they announce the day and the route?
Transparency and all that. I've never seen a Tupolev Tu-154 M/LK-1 in real life/
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