Japanese fighter jets intercepted the Russian radar aircraft in international airspace over the Sea of Japan, according to the Japanese Self-Defense Force. The Russian aircraft was believed to be an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft (AEW&C), the JSDF said in a statement. The Russian A-50 command and control military aircraft is known in the West by the NATO codename Mainstay. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The A-50 is intended to detect and identify airborne and sea objects determining its position, bearing and speed. The objects data collected by the A-50 aircraft is transferred to command centers. In […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/12/1080506497_0:10:1280:730_1200x675_80_0_0_bfcee716936fa2c9f155903fc655c8de.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202009181080506580-russias-su-27-scrambled-to-escort-us-patrol-aircraft-over-black-sea/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled to escort a US patrol aircraft over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center said on Friday. “Russian airspace control systems detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over neutral waters of the Black Sea … a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Southern Military District was scrambled. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as an aircraft base patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon of the US Navy and escorted it over the Black […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107870/97/1078709780_0:27:3071:1755_1200x675_80_0_0_b49c0e26371c08d786d5fadb446d2407.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009151080467826-russias-su-27-scrambled-to-intercept-us-spy-plane-over-baltic-sea/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled on Tuesday to intercept a US Air Force patrol plane over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry’s National Defence Control Centre said. “On 15 September, Russian airspace control devices detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea”, the statement says. In order to identify an air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the Western Military District’s air defence forces was scrambled. “The crew of the Russian fighter approached the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107897/84/1078978475_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_9e67a26cf7c84231250774f7cc4062b7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009141080455870-russian-fighters-scrambled-to-intercept-3-us-bombers-over-black-sea/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian fighters Su-27 and Su-30 were scrambled to intercept three US Air Force bombers over the Black Sea, no violation of the Russian border was allowed, the Russian Defence Ministry’s National Defense Control Centre (NDCC) said on Monday. “Radar reconnaissance of the Southern Military District’s air defence forces detected three air targets approaching the Russian state border from Ukraine over the Black Sea. To identify the detected air targets and prevent violation of the Russian state border, two Su-27 fighters and two Su-30 fighters were from the Southern Military District’s air […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009051080376380-russias-mig-31-scrambled-to-intercept-norwegian-air-force-plane/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Russian fighter jet MiG-31 was scrambled to intercept a Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft over the Barents Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry’s National Defence Control Centre said on Saturday. “To identify the air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a MiG-31 fighter from the Northern Fleet’s air defence duty team was scrambled. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s basic patrol aircraft P-3C Orion”, the centre said in a statement. The authority added that after the Norwegian aircraft […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107870/97/1078709780_0:27:3071:1755_1200x675_80_0_0_b49c0e26371c08d786d5fadb446d2407.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006151079622295-russian-fighters-scrambled-to-intercept-us-bombers-over-baltic-sea/ KALININGRAD (Sputnik) – The Russia military detected the activities of the US B-52H bombers and surveillance planes over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea and scrambled fighter jets to follow them, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday. “On June 15, 2020, the on-duty units of the air defense forces of the Western Military District detected in time the actions of the US strategic bombers B-52H and surveillance planes of foreign states over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea and had Russian fighter jets follow them,” the ministry said in a statement. Source […]