By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones over the past 10 days, an unusually sharp increase in aerial penetrations, according to U.S. defense officials.
The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 Russian Bear H bombers prompted the scrambling of U.S. jet fighters on several occasions, and come amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine. Also, during one bomber incursion near Alaska, a Russian intelligence-gathering jet was detected along with the bombers.
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bmac32 wrote:
By Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones over the past 10 days, an unusually sharp increase in aerial penetrations, according to U.S. defense officials.
The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 Russian Bear H bombers prompted the scrambling of U.S. jet fighters on several occasions, and come amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine. Also, during one bomber incursion near Alaska, a Russian intelligence-gathering jet was detected along with the bombers.
Get this story and more at the Washington Free Beacon
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The Russian "Bear" bomber has been flying for many, many years and the pilots & crews are 'iron men' (and probably some women as well) indeed. While riding the USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) in the mid-Atlantic we were advised to go out on the flight deck to watch a Bear fly overhead. We were told that the plane had left Russia about 12 hours earlier, had had to refuel at least twice already and would not get home for the better part of another full day. All this to take pictures which satellites give them today. Not sure what they actually "got" as at least one F-14 "TOMCAT" was under their camera pod at all times but it was a game that both sides played for a long time.
Oh yes. And they are as nuclear capable as our B-52's are.
We're In The Middle Of A Very Hot War Right Now
We Just Haven't Fully Realized It Yet, Because It's 'Over There'
We Are Being Lead By An Incompetent Bungler - That Hates America
Surrounded By Even More Blithering Incompetents, And Babbling Academics - That Hates America
Covered By An Info Network That Hates That It Is WRONG About EVERYTHING - That Hates America
Is It Any Surprise That More Americans Are Expatriating Than Ever Before ??
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/08/07/many-americans-renounce-citizenship-hitting-new-record/
The Bear is their B-52 only turbo prop, two props per engine, chain driven, one prop clock wise the other counter clock wise. Biggest bitch I ever heard about them was not much heat inside, crews dressed like they were going to the Arctic.
dennisimoto wrote:
The Russian "Bear" bomber has been flying for many, many years and the pilots & crews are 'iron men' (and probably some women as well) indeed. While riding the USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) in the mid-Atlantic we were advised to go out on the flight deck to watch a Bear fly overhead. We were told that the plane had left Russia about 12 hours earlier, had had to refuel at least twice already and would not get home for the better part of another full day. All this to take pictures which satellites give them today. Not sure what they actually "got" as at least one F-14 "TOMCAT" was under their camera pod at all times but it was a game that both sides played for a long time.
Oh yes. And they are as nuclear capable as our B-52's are.
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We're in the middle of both and I like cold wars compared to hot.
karpenter wrote:
We're In The Middle Of A Very Hot War Right Now
We Just Haven't Fully Realized It Yet, Because It's 'Over There'
We Are Being Lead By An Incompetent Bungler - That Hates America
Surrounded By Even More Blithering Incompetents, And Babbling Academics - That Hates America
Covered By An Info Network That Hates That It Is WRONG About EVERYTHING - That Hates America
Is It Any Surprise That More Americans Are Expatriating Than Ever Before ??
http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/08/07/many-americans-renounce-citizenship-hitting-new-record/We're In The Middle Of A Very Hot War Right Now br... (
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