For four days in a row, Russian military planes have been sighted off the coast of Alaska. While the aircraft never entered U.S. airspace, their presence has U.S. defense officials wondering what Russia is trying to achieve.
The most recent sightings involved two IL-38 maritime patrol planes on Wednesday and two Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers on Thursday. It’s unknown if the Air Force scrambled any jets in response.
Yesterday, the bombers entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone about 700 nautical miles southwest of Anchorage. This Zone is a designated region of international airspace around the United States and Canada designed to serve as a buffer for aircraft headed toward North America.
Find out what message the Russians intend with the frequent flights and what it might mean for U.S.-Russian relations moving forward. It can be found on the next page.
Why let a perceived enemy roam in your backyard? I think the USA is no longer the USA. Just do it.
This happens all the time, no worries.
Its a trick, they are making us look up there, while making a move down there.
They are strategically testing how long it takes to intercept them for their own plan.
It goes in water too
Its a flying torpedo
Putins calculated actions are nothing short of provoking the commencement of a war that he wants with North Korea, Iran, Syria and China against the United States. Mr President – my President and commander in chief – sometimes the best defense is an offense – please drop the first cruise missile in Putins kitchen
Turn about is fair play. Let’s start flights off their coast (and break the sound barrier a few times).
President Trump needs to do something. We don’t need to be friends of Russia. They are doing what they’ve always done, their little scarry bully tactics. Wonder what they would do if we blew them out of the sky. I for one am tired of wondering. Let’s get on with it already.
Our B52s are prop driven engines as well.