Russian Aircraft have been making more incursions into US airspace since Dec. 13 and Nov. 12, 2014, and Feb. 12, 2013.
In 2013, F-15s were scrambled to intercept the aircraft. Another time it was F-22s that were scrambled to greet the wandering Russians.
Back then, the planes were antiquated Tupolev Tu-95 bears, propeller driven bombers first developed in the early 1950’s.
Once when they were intercepted, Capt. Jeff Davis, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command explained “They followed all the protocols, and it was a very professional encounter on both sides. There was nothing that they were doing that was contrary to international law.”
This past fourth of July, two more Tu-95s greeted United States pilots with a message according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command: “Good morning, American pilots. We are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day.”
Read more about the Russian Jet in American airspace on page two:
he just wanted to check out cali,can’t blame the dude its nice here.
Funny how they fail to mention that the plane in question is a passenger airliner, and then this is in the last sentence of the article: “Perhaps this incursion is related to the Treaty on Open Skies”. Classic “Truth and Action” reporting.
obama is a wuss
each year there are so many over flights allowed under treaty to confirm weapons systems under one of the START treaties…nothing to be worried about…
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Byron McDaniel you’re so wordy.
Yea my friend in the Air Force his job is to chase Russia away when they cross our borders happens everyday he doesn’t really know why but its a full time job.
If this is true, it just shows you how much of a weak president we have.
Well isn’t that just peachy???
Well isn’t that just peachy?? Everyone else is here too I guess..