Russian Tupolev 95
Joint training
Submitted by MichaelVail on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 6:07pm.
"The uproar in the press about Russian strategic bombers' fly over of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz is beyond me," General of the Army Pyotr Deinekin, a former commander-in-chief of Russia's Air Force (1991-1998) and Hero of Russia, said.
U.S. military weighing if Russia in Cold War pose
Submitted by MichaelVail on Tue, 02/12/2008 - 6:36pm.
Washington is trying to gauge whether Russia's recent bomber mission near a U.S. aircraft carrier indicated Moscow's return to a Cold War "mind-set" and is considering how the Pentagon should respond, a senior U.S. military officer said on Tuesday.
U.S. Navy intercepts Russian bombers As They Penetrate Japanese Airspace
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 7:04pm.
U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend, The Associated Press has learned.
Russian bomber violated airspace, Japan says
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 1:50am.
A Russian air force bomber briefly violated Japanese airspace Saturday over an uninhabited island south of Tokyo, prompting Japan to scramble 22 fighter jets and issue a protest with Moscow, Japan said. Russia denied there was an intrusion.
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