Russian fighters 14 once a week raised to intercept reconnaissance aircraft
It is reported that the interceptions were performed by the fighters of the air force duty forces MiG-31 and Su-27.
“During the week, 23 reconnaissance flights of foreign aircraft were recorded near the borders of Russia, including ten flights of US reconnaissance aircraft (RC-135, strategic drone Global Hawk), four Norwegian flights aviation (R-3C "Orion"), three Swedish reconnaissance aircraft (Gulf Stream aircraft), two flights were performed by the British and French aircraft. They were also carried out by Portugal and Japan, ”the publication says.
In addition, the Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-160 over the past week patrolled the Baltic Sea area twice. The Su-27 fighters and the A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft also took part in the patrol, the newspaper reported.
NATO aerial reconnaissance in mid-June sharply increased activity at the western borders of Russia. The latest incident occurred recently over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, when the F-16 fighter approached the board, on which Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was heading for Kaliningrad.
- RIA Novosti / Vitaliy Ankov
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