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:
maybe they are here to bomb ISIS for the American people. Start in DC?
Because it never really happened.
The picture does not lend truth to the article. There is no way any aircraft, without a callsign that is a Russian aircraft could get to the point depicted on this picture without getting shot down, either by the US or Canadians.
Did anyone read the article
we better not do anything drastic…..wow
General Joseph Francis Dunford Jr., currently the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had this to say during hisconfirmation hearing,
“If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I would have to point to Russia,” Dunford said. “And if you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming.”
I didn’t read the article, that’s why I think it was a UFO not a Russian Jet. If a Russian Jet or any other countries Jet flew across the United States, it was allowed to do so. Obviously it wasn’t a threat, or it would have been dealt with as a threat. They didn’t sneak in unobserved, it was being tracked and if no action was taken there was a reason. What reason I don’t know, but someone does! I don’t mean The Liar in Chief, Osama Bin Obama!
An unidentified aircraft in US airspace ? Why wasn’t it ordered to turn back or be shot down. I should expect this, I mean, we’re bringing Muslim refugees from Syria, we might as well bring the Russians too.
fly in. Nuke us. No problem. Obamy is a P***Y
Is this our protected northern border. they say mexico is open what about border problems in Michiga and the 3,000 milie border. Ultraconservatives out of control.