RAF Typhoons intercept Russian Blackjack bombers
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UK Telegraph ^
| September 11, 2015 | Ben Farmer
RAF Typhoon fighters have scrambled to intercept Russian long-range bombers flying north of the UK. The incident on Thursday saw jets from RAF Lossiemouth called to the 'Blackjack' bombers flying in international airspace near the UK. Britain has repeatedly called such flights dangerous and provocative because the Russian military aircraft refuse to
identify themselves to air traffic controllers.
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US jets scramble to intercept Russian bombers off California, Alaska coasts on July 4
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Fox News ^
| 07.06.2015 | Lucas Tomlinson
While the United States celebrated Independence Day, two pairs of Russian bombers flew off the coast of California and Alaska -- forcing the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to intercept both flights, two senior defense officials tell Fox News. The first incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 4 off
the coast of Alaska, Fox News is told. Two U.S. Air Force F-22 jets were scrambled from their base in Alaska to intercept two Tupolev Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
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The dramatic moment RAF Typhoons intercepted Russian MiG fighters, spy planes and bombers [tr]
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UK Daily Mail ^
| June 18, 2015 | Larisa Brown
British warplanes scrambled to intercept nine Russian aircraft within hours after they flew menacingly close to the Baltic States in what was described as the biggest act of provocation since the Cold War. Moscow sent the world’s fastest supersonic fighter jet, along with spy planes and bombers to ‘snoop’ on Nato war
games designed to send a ‘warning to Vladimir Putin’. A senior RAF source last night told the Daily Mail: ‘We’ve never had a period like this in living memory.’
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Russian bombers in the skies over Bournemouth: RAF jets scramble to intercept intruders (Photos)
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Daily Mail ^
| Published: 18:00 EST, 28 January 2015 | Larisa Brown, Defence Reporter for the Daily Mail
British war planes were yesterday scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles as they flew south of Bournemouth. Typhoon jets on high alert were dispatched from two RAF bases and flew alongside the long-range Russian Bear aircraft until they were out of the region. Last
night experts said Vladimir Putin’s move to send planes capable of carrying cruise missiles so close to British shores could be seen as an act of aggression.
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UKRAINE: "the whole city is burning" - Recording radio intercept Russian artillery fired on Mariupol
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https :// www . youtube . com / watch ? v = zddDeFw0qZA ^
| Jan 28, 2015
Russian occupants deliberately shelled civilian areas of Mariupol, Donetsk region, and in the aftermath of the tragedy immediately hid the "Castles" of OSCE monitors and removed equipment back to Russia. The SBU today released new interception of conversations of militants. Judging
from the records after the firing, the terrorists note that multiple-launch rocket systems need to hide near the village, and then take out Markino abroad, in Russia-military jargon "to zero". Russian occupants called by phone and password which is used to cross the Ukrainian-Russian border. Armed conflict in the East of Ukraine-fighting on the territory of the Donetsk and...
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RNAF Intercepts Russian Planes Over Baltic Sea
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Liveleak.com, Royal Netherlands Air Force ^
| Dec-10-2014 | unknown
F-16's from RNAF (Royal Netherlands Air Force) operating from Malbork airbase in Poland. Read more at http://www.liveleak.com
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Russian spyplane violates Lithuania airspace, Canadian Hornets intercept it
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Aviationist ^
| Nov 09 2014 | David Cenciotti
Russian spyplane violates Lithuania airspace, Canadian Hornets intercept it Nov 09 2014 By David Cenciotti Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet jets intercepted and shadowed a Russian Air Force Il-20 Coot over Lithuania. On Nov. 8, two RCAF CF-18 (or CF-188) Hornet jets deployed to Lithuania for NATO Baltic Air Policing
mission were radar-vectored to intercept and escort a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 Coot-A plane flying off the Baltic coast. According to Canadian media outlets, the CF-18s were conducting a routine training sortie out of Siauliai airbase, when they were re-tasked to visually ID the Russian ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) plane...
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NATO Intercepts at Least 19 Russian Military Planes in 1 Day
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ABC News ^
| 10-29-2014 | MEGHAN KENEALLY
NATO intercepted at least 19 Russian aircraft flying far outside Russia's airspace today, worrying the organization's officials. "These
sizable Russian flights represent an unusual level of air activity over European airspace," NATO said in a statement released this afternoon. The Russian fighter jets and bombers were seen flying in three different regions. The intercepts came a week after widespread reports that a Russian submarine may have been spotted off the coast of Sweden. The North Sea and Atlantic Ocean had the largest fleet of Russian aircraft activity, with eight planes detected by NATO radar flying in formation from Russian airspace...
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Russian Su-27 Flanker performs dangerous intercept putting itself within 10 meters of Swedish plane
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The Aviationist ^
| Oct 02 2014 | David Cenciotti
One again, Russian Su-27s have been involved in a dangerous close encounter with a plane they have intercepted. The
Swedish Air Force operates a pair of Gulfstream IVSP aircraft, known in Swedish service as S102B Korpen, used for ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) purposes. The aircraft, based on the American Gulfstream business jet but equipped with eavesdropping sensors, conduct surveillance missions in the Baltic Sea. According to Swedish Air Force officials, during those sorties, the Korpens fly in international airspace, with their transponders turned on, and regularly transmit their position to the relevant civilian air traffic control agency, both domestic and, if...
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F-22 fighters intercept Russian military planes 55 miles off Alaska
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Fox News ^
| 09.20.2014 | Foxnews.com
Two U.S. F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that were flying near Alaska, military officials said Friday. Lt. Col. Michael Jazdyk, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, said the jets intercepted the planes about 55 nautical miles from the Alaskan coast at about 7 p.m.
Pacific time Wednesday.
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AMERICAN FIGHTERS INTERCEPTED RUSSIAN WARPLANES OVER ALASKA
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gordonua.com ^
| SEPTEMBER 20 , 2014
American fighters intercepted the Russian warplanes over Alaska United States officials have attributed the provocation in the sky with the visit of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko US fighters intercepted six Russian military aircraft in the area of ​​Alaska. About it on his Twitter said CNN journalist Jim Skuitto. "Russian planes stormed
the US airspace larger group than usual: Two fighters, two bombers and two tanker" - wrote the correspondent. Skuitto reported that the Americans intercepted the Russians. According to him, officials of the United States associated with the arrival of a provocation President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko States. On...
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F-22 fighters intercept Russian military planes 55 miles off Alaska
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FoxNews ^
| September 20, 2014 | ·Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military airplanes that neared the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.
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U.S., Canada send jets to intercept Russian aircraft
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Reuters ^
| Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:43am BST | Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft that were flying near U.S. and Canadian air space this week, a military spokesman said on Friday.
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Russian planes intercepted near U.S., Canadian airspace
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edition.cnn.com ^
| 09/20/2014 | Steve Brusk and Ralph Ellis
Two U.S. jets intercepted six Russian planes that neared U.S. airspace off Alaska on Thursday and Canadian planes intercepted two Russian bombers that approached Canadian airspace, NORAD reported. A
U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr that officials in Washington think the incidents were related to the visit by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who talked to Canadian officials Wednesday and President Barack Obama on Thursday. The United States promised Ukraine $46 million in nonlethal aid for its battle with pro-Russian militants. The Russian aircraft flew within about 55 nautical miles of the Alaskan coastline and about 40 nautical miles of the...
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