Two Russian Bombers Caught Invading European Airspace
- Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:21am by
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Two Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic nuclear bombers were found last week entering European airspace without permission. And it’s not the first time this year.
The planes entered the airspace forcing two Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s into action last week.
According to Defense Tech, the Russian’s fleet is made up of Tu-95MS that are designed to carry Kh-55 air launched cruise missiles, which can carry nuclear and non-nuclear weapons with a range of more than 1,800 miles. Defense Tech goes on to state that it is unclear from the video (below) if the tail guns are pointed upwards, which it notes would be “common practice from the Cold War meant to clam the nerves of NATO pilots sent to escort them.”
Gizmodo has more:
The Russian authorities have not given any explanation about these bomber flights, but they keep testing the waters without seemingly caring about the consequences. NATO is limiting itself to escort them out of the airspace but, according to Ares, this is already the fourth time that NATO has intercepted Tu-95 over European skies in 2011 alone.
You can watch the video of the incursion below:
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Comments (225)
theamericanvision
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:08amI thought for a minute is the the President and First Lady going on another European vacation.
Report Post »weeblewacker1
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:36amkeep moving folks,nothing to see here.russia has been testing nato‘s defense’s for the last 50 years by doing this.besides,these old cold war relics are a joke anyway.if ya check them out,you may find that they look kinda familiar,thats because the bear bomber is based on the W.W.II B-29 bomber.one made a emergency landing in russia during the air-war over japan in 1945,and they reversed engineered it to suit there needs.they russians have never really been very inventive.they rather steal stuff than come up with there own design.
Report Post »Sleazy Hippo
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:51amLooks like Putin is trying desperately to get back the LOST respect they had as the Soviet Union. Or maybe he wants to get Michele elected – she is concerned about the rise of Soviet Union Power!
Report Post »cop4hire
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:56amCome on people. The music is the only part that catches your attention? How about the fake heads up display placed over the video? Fighters do not look sideways as they fly by an aircraft. The heads up display or gun cameras would be filming head on. These were videos that appear to be taken by a a back seater who filmed the aircraft as they flew by it after merge. This is fake. Look past the hokey music.
Spqr1
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:59amweeblewacker1: THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for one of the few rational comments.
Report Post »Flybot
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:05pmLook all I know is it had to be G.B fault
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:18pm@techengineer11
If you don‘t think Russia isn’t a threat then you are a BLEEPING blind fool and an idiot. You are filled of hate for the country your sorry @ss takes up space in. Beck, Hannity, ETC….all better and GREATER men than you are.
I stand with Israel, PERIOD.
Report Post »ClaritySailingAdventures
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:45pmweeblewacker1, you are right in a sense, that the Bear and the B-29 have something in common. Yep… they both have wings. But to say the Bear is reverse engineered from a B-29 is idiotic. Too idiotic even for me to waste my time spelling out all the distinctions.
Report Post »bboatmanable
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:51pm@COPFORHIRE
The F-16 doesn’t look sideways, but, the FLIR (forward looking infrared) cameras do turn.
@MONICNE
I like how you know soooo much, but then conveniently forget that their is video, audio, and logged flight hours of all the Fighters that were scrambled that day. The difference is these Dutch F-16‘s weren’t searching for a needle in a hay stack and the Bear‘s weren’t changing direction and heading back where they came from. Nice try though.
Report Post »cop4hire
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:57pmClarity….you are deranged! He is correct. Learn your history.
Report Post »http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/Museums/Monino/Highlights/index.html
During world war two, three American B-29 Superfortress bombers landed on separate occasions in the Russian city of Vladivostok, unable to return to their home base because of battle damage or mechanical problems. The Russians, who weren’t officially at war with Japan, interned the aircraft and their crews, who were later allowed to “escape” back to their own forces. The aircraft remained in Russia and Stalin ordered the Tupolev design bureau to reverse engineer them, resulting in the Tupolev Tu-4 which you see here, which was assigned the NATO code name “Bull”. About 1200 Tu-4s were built, some of which were supplied to China which used them until the late 1960s.
cop4hire
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:00pmBBoat..
Report Post »Yes they do look sideways but they don’t shake and wobble like a hand held camera. You can even see the reflection of the canopy in the video.
bboatmanable
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:06pm@COPFORHIRE
Also, there are versions of the F-16 that have back seats. But, I doubt that’s the case here.
Report Post »bboatmanable
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:10pmOh, and most FLIR are enclosed in a “bubble” of plexiglass to keep them safe from the elements…….and they do wobble quite a bit at times since they are mounted externally on the aircraft.
Report Post »408 CheyTac
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:18pmSun is at the correct position for the time displayed, compass headings are correct, Speed is accurate for a Bear at the upper end of cruise.
You can see the reflections of the pilot as he watches the russian, his head tracks the plane, and his reflection is performing flight actions typical of the F-16, the canopy is definitely a 16, but more, the curvature is a little steep, I am pretty sure it‘s one of the Fokker license built BM’s of the 322 sqdn.
Great video.
Oh, and the tail guns are in a horizontal position, not skyward.
Just because someone overdubs the audio to conceal likely classified communications does not mean it’s fake. Get a grip, and properly examine the whole picture before shooting off your mouth like a fool.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:35pm.
Report Post »I thought B-52′s were old!
Propellers?
oldoldtimer
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 4:17pmThey are testing responses. they are doing the asame on the East coast. They are doing incursions knowing that complacency will set in at some point and we will quit scrambling at their approach. They have been playing this game for years. Putin is just pushing it back up to Cold war levels.
Report Post »Seabee79
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 5:19pmIf this is the 4th time this year it it happens again force them to land if not tell them they are going to be shot down for invading another nations air space. then I’d shoot them down, and when russia ask why just say oops.
Report Post »euragone
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 5:49pmThey were lost Egypt is across the mediterranean
Report Post »freethinking
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 6:04pmPropeller planes… OMG!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 6:24pmwelcome to the NEW COLD WAR.Thanks to Obummer they smell weakness & blood in the air….
Report Post »Ready2Rumble
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 7:10pmActually it was the TU-4 (Bull?) that was the reverse-engineered B-29. The Russians painted a number of these a/c in U.S.A.F. markings and used them on photo-recon missions over Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (ROC). The Soviets liked the B-29′s cockpit layout so much, that they actually used the layout on several of their ’50s-’60s vintage a/c.
I remember a time when NATO a/c intercepted Soviet snoopers maybe 100 miles out and escorted them away from a member nation’s airspace. RAF Lightnings and USAF F-4 Phantoms routinely flew alongside TU-95s flying from the USSR to Cuba; some verbal communications were made, but most communications were hand gestures, which got the point across.
Report Post »Pallamus
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 8:01pmWeeblewacker1, you call Russia’s bombers antiquated? There is a reason why they keep flying these planes, my friend. And they keep them in tip top operable order. Bet you’ll even find World War II analog instruments onboard these planes, too. Again, there is a reason why. And if you doubt what I’m about to say, try to get yourself a copy of Jane’s Defense weekly and their analysis on EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Detonations. Educate yourself before you open your mouth. :) Russia and China no very well that in the event of a nuclear war, all electronics (solid state (digital)) equipment will fry. Our planes which use the sophisticated solid state equipment will drop fro the sky and or fail to take off. I’m sure the DOD has developed plans to avoid this, though. Hopefully they’ve harden our equipment to protect it from EMPs. But I digress. Please educate yourself before making any assumptions, please. Thank you…. :)
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 12:38amIf they want to play old school with props then send a few P-51D’s up (backed up by a few high flying F-22′s) and give them the full 9 Yards. Just like you would do to a loud mouthed Sleazy Hippo.
Report Post »The Bushmaster
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:04amNobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
Report Post »George S. Patton
LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:42am@The Bushmaster
You quote a great man in General Patton. I’ve studied enough history to know that Patton was right in his insisting that the Allies deal with the Soviet Union right after the fall of the Third Reich. We had the momentum, the leadership in the field and we could have easily conscripted all the German POW’s taken during the war to fight against the Bolsheviks. Not too mention, we had The Bomb. Just imagine if we put Stalin & CO six feet under and set free the Russian people: No Cold War, no Arms Race, no Cuban Missile Crisis, and maybe even no Korean or Vietnam wars. Patton was right, but no one had the balls to listen. Now look at Russia today. IMHO, more of threat now then they ever were before >.<.
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:43am………………………………………Only a matter of time before Hannity, Levine, Beck and the other Neo-Cons will be wanting to bomb Russia.. lol Oh how these Neo-cons just love to send our children to War don’t they? No loss to them.. They can always hold some sort of charity event and pay homage to the Military.. Oh boy do they seem so sincere.. One would think that if they really believed in all of these Wars they’d tear themselves away from the Microphones and go themselves or at the very least send their children right? lol
No they only want our children to shed their blood for these asinine Wars!! Too much blood and treasure has already been spilled for the Neo-Cons!!………………………………………………….
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:49amLookTowardsTheLight: Russia was a threat. They are no longer a threat. They were ruled by Marxists now they are Nationalists. America was ruled by Nationalists for over 200 years now we are ruled by Marxists.
Don’t be deceived.. How many nations has Russia invaded the past 25 years? How many have we invaded? How many nations has China invaded the past 25 years? Be very careful before jumping to conclusions.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:21pm@Whirled Peas
@techengineer11 would need to build his own bomb shelter cause no real American would ever let this D-Bag into theirs.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:30pm@techengineer11
If you don‘t think Russia isn’t a threat then you are a BLEEPING blind fool and an idiot. You are filled of hate for the country your sorry @ss takes up space in. Beck, Hannity, ETC….all better and GREATER men than you are.
I stand with Israel, PERIOD.
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:46pm@Whirled Peas
The dumbass can’t help himself Peas, he’s a no-good friggen Libertarian moonbat!!
Report Post »Viet Vet
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:50pm@The Bushmaster and LookTowardsTheLight
Good comments. If Patton hadn’t been restrained, in order to placate the British (Monty), WWII could have been substantially shortened with the resultant lowered casualties.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:50pmWhirled Peas:
You are right on. WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK. For one thing, all this will come to a head soon. Read the book of Revelation. We know who Gog and Magog are. And we pretty much know all the players. The problem for TechEngineer11 is that we know who is gonna win. NO ONE. You, and those who do not know the Lord, are gonna die or hide – one or the other. Good luck with that.
If you think it’s a fairy tale then you must be dumber than a box of rocks. The Bible has been in existed for a very long time, yet all its prophecies have come true EXCEPT the Rapture part and the 7-year Tribulation, which you probably don’t believe anyways, which is ok, too, because the Bible also states that YOU WON‘T BELIEVE IT until it’s too late.
Get your affairs in order, people. Those who are ready (those who serve the Lord) see it all playing out EXACTLY as the Bible has forewarned. If you doubt it, try reading the Bible again, this time with an open mind. Don’t forget, IT IS THE DEVIL THAT DOES NOT WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IT. It is the devil that wants your soul for eternity. It is the devil who will lie to you and trick you. So, whatever you decide, AND, IT IS YOUR CHOICE (free will), remember this one thing:
Report Post »If I am wrong about the Bible and you are right that I am looney, then neither of us will have lost a thing. Life will go on.
However, if I am right and you are wrong, then you will have lost everything, including your soul.
GET READY.
LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:09pm@Viet Vet
Thank you and thank you for your service (I‘m going by your username so please correct me if I’m wrong :-) ). Allowing the Soviet to capture Berlin should have been included in the History Channel’s Great Blunders Of World War II.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:49pmRon Paul would have the whole American military sitting in the US, making them a easy target. That is why the man is a total kook……
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:58pm@RepubliCorp
Amen my fellow citizen. I like Michael Medved’s nickname for Ron Paul. He’s The Mad Doctor!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 2:34pmTECHENGINEER11 Paulbot fool!
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 3:10pmOh boy! The red white and blue Patriotic blog. Some real fire breathing hardcore Republicans here. You guys are killing me with all of the intelligence. Some real ass kickers.. What do you plan on doing when you can’t afford to keep those armies over in the Middle East guys? Ever occur to you that we are 14 freaking trillion in the hole? lol and you want to continue using million dollar missiles to blow up mud huts and camels? My god you idiots are dumber than dirt! What disgrace to the Conservative movement you are.
Viet Vet: Patton actually said that we had fought on the wrong side.. then the accident.
Looktowardthelight: I have a thought for you… Why not consider standing for America and letting Israel stand for Israel?
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:57pm@techengineer11
1st, I’m not a Republican but may become one soon. 2nd, I do stand for my country.
The rest of us are wondering when will you start standing for yours???
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 1:03am@techengineer11
OK techengineer11… I’ll call your bluff. You asked, “How many nations has Russia invaded the past 25 years?” Here’s a few links for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_war
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Georgia%E2%80%93Russia_crisis
http://www.slate.com/id/2197155/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/russia_invasion_afghanistan.htm
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/04/02/russia-invades-afghanistan-again.html
http://www.upi.com/Audio/Year_in_Review/Events-of-1968/Russia-Invades-Czechoslovakia/12303153093431-10/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Spring
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact_invasion_of_Czechoslovakia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/11/newsid_2801000/2801807.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Chechen_War
I could go on for a lot longer but I’m sure that you and the other posters here get the picture. You asked a simple question thinking that no one would would do a little Glenn Beck homework and confront you on this. Well… Here’s your sign.. You asked for it and now you have it. As well as the rest of us. We all now know how much of an anti-American you are. Good night sweet prince.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 1:12am@techengineer11
Report Post »We are all waiting for your response, techengineer11, to the lies that you are spreading. I’ve called you out and now await your response to each and every link that I sent. Put up or shut up you commie BHO loving socialist!
M 4 Colt
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 4:10amTech loves the freedom of the first amendment to run his mouth in this country, paid for in blood by good Americans soldier, he also forgets that bad men stand guard at night to protect him so he can sleep in his panties in his mothers basement.
He;s the typical left wing liberal that goes to college joins an antiwar group and thinks he knows all there is to know about the American military this coming from a boy who has never served his country.
Report Post »sURFNmADNESS
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:53amAre we sure they are not Soviet made, sold to Iran?
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:59amHey Cerf, you are on to something. The Iranians were obviously just trying to get their new bombers back to African airspace!
TEA – and boy, did they get gypped.
LostAndLookingForTheTruth
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:49amThis is where it starts. Russia uses turbo prop planes that are cheap to produce. Their doctrine calls for overwhelming numbers to compensate for the disparity in technology. They are centraly located to all of their enemies. They are doing the same thing in the Bering Straits on the coast of Alaska. With the costt of oil being what it is. Russia is flush with money and is eager to reclaim it’s place on the national stage. To all my brothers and sisters who think we dont need to spend so much money on defense. Our enemies are watching and waiting. We have allowed our military to atrophy. It will be interesting to see who complains the loudest when we get our butts handed to us in the near future. Mock me, laugh at me, call me a fool. Mark my words well. If we dont pull our heads out of our butts and balance the budget. Cut the size of the government and get our house in order. We are in for a world of hurt. **Flame On**
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:58amToo bad the Royal Netherlands Air Force were not on duty over NYC on September 11th 2001.
TEA
Report Post »The Bushmaster
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:02amI concur.
Report Post »Applehead
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:39amLOSTANDLOOKINGFORTHETRUTH, You are correct! I scares the heck out of me who is in the White House and what his reactions would be if a major military threat happens against our country! We need to forget about all this other nonsense and focus on the USA! All this and China is stealing our technology and closing the gap on us while we amp down funding! It tells you a lot about the Democratic Party when they want to gut defense spending in the Debt Ceiling debate and our weak house leader agreed to it if we can’t strike a deal with this bs committee!!! Scary that Soros doesn’t want a military and he and Obama I promise you are negotiating secrets to China and Russia to get GE contracts!!!
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:18amPeace through Strength Strength through Superior Firepower!
It works every time it’s tried.
The Marxist in Chief isn’t worried about the commies in Russia. They are kindred spirits.
Report Post »Another memorable quote from the Blamer in Chief:
From Audacity of Hope:
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
That statement alone should sound the bells of alarm for Israel.
LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:31am@MONICNE
“Too bad the Royal Netherlands Air Force were not on duty over NYC on September 11th 2001.”
What??
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:18pmDude, the US National Guard and Air Force was not scrambled and did not prevent the 2nd Boeing passenger airline jet from completing its deadly mission. Maybe these Dutchie F16s could have saved a passle of lives. And saved some of our precious tax dollars.
TEA
Report Post »NWalters78
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:41pmMoncine, you’re a pig. Oh yeah, 9/11 was Bush’s fault. Look, either he was a drooling dumbass, or he was an evil genius. Pick one. Stopped straddling the fence, you sick b##ch. By the way, classy way to exploit 9/11 with your Truther BS. Go to the darkest part of Hades where you belong.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:52pmNWalters78:
Report Post »Monicne is NOT a woman, but is in disguise as one. FIGURE IT OUT DUDE.
h3llyahimerican
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:56pm“That’s the TRUF TRUF” (love that commercial) – Yes, couldn’t have said it better – THIS is where it starts.. it starts with them seeing what they can get away with.
http://bit.ly/survivinganything
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:48amThis tactic is as old as civilization. The Agressor pushes, the defender has a choice to push back or retreat. The further the defender retreats the more the Agressor pushes. Until finally the defender is reduced to fighting back or surrendering. Cut the crap Odumbo, SURRENDER NOW and save us the nibbles of your foriegn polocy. WE KNOW it is what you want, why drag it out??….Just askin’
Report Post »rangerrebew
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:47amThe Russkies were flying to those planes the first time I went over seas in the Navy. They were used for reconaissance then – 1974. Be that as it may, the know they aren’t likely to get interference from Eurabia, and they know damn well they won’t get any from America. They have nothing to fear from the US for two main reasons. 1) Barack Ali Bama is lacking the cajones to do anything and 2) they can reasonably believe the congress is too busy trying to figure out how to gut the military to do anything. Russians are invading air space and the Chinese military is approaching to the sophistication of ours and the commiecrats, plus rhinos, are working to downsize and gut the military. Sure makes sense to me.
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:54amSorry, squid. None of what you just said makes sense to real military minds.
TEA
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:01amMONICNE
I’m sure our military leaders are offering up excellent options for the Commander in Chief to consider…I am not so sure he actually reads and uses them….Gates wasn’t for doing a thing with Libya. Tongue and cheek answers gave it away.
Obama gets his advice from general consensus of the UN now.
Report Post »BSdetector
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:11amActually it does, moncine/encinom. Please don’t pretend you have any sort of rational mind, let alone when it comes to the Military.
Report Post »Flat_Foot
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:46amUh-Oh a possible crisis! looks like its time for a vacation!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:02amBut he works so hard lol…
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:45amThis is why having an isolationist foriegn policy mentality is dangerous. If the world sits back and let this sort of thing happen, they will become more emboldened and continue to push the envelope. These communists are like mice. You give them a cookie and they’ll want a glass of milk.
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:24amTX_45_ACP
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:45am
This is why having an isolationist foriegn policy mentality is dangerous.
Report Post »******************
Why you have to be so mean to RonPaul? /sarc
4truth2all
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 1:07pmYoTX_45_ACP:
Report Post »I thought it was…give them a glass of milk and they’ll want steak an potatoes, a kitchen to eat it in and a house for the kitchen. They don‘t need a car cause they’ll make someone else do all the work.Oh and then for desert… the cookies!
RepubliCorp
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 2:54pmBut-But But if we just remove all the US troops from the world stage the world will love us! Everyone will be singing kumbaya around the camp fire. You (NeoCons) are the root of all evil…
Report Post »barber2
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:45amSo much for that Hillary “Re-Set” Button! This is exactly what happens when the leadership of the free world is in the hands of another Jimmy Carter. The Iran hostage debacle happened under his “watch.” Putin is just itching to get his KGB revenge – fingers around the throat of evil capitalism. Look at the Arctic encroachment. Remember the spy scandal awhile ago – complete with a hidden Communist professor at CUNY? Re-set, my foot! It’s more like re-venge!
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:44amBy the way, the Bear is a B 52 clone equipped with turbo props. It is no more an antique than the B 52. The plane is very efficient and has a long range. When equipped with the right weapons, it is most effective.
Report Post »TXVET48
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:19amYou’re right. If any one believes that Russia is flying obsolete weapons, take a look at their Space program versus ours.
Report Post »captaincrunch
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:42amI miss the cold war. We had only one phone company and everything worked right and only us and the russians had nuclear weapons.
Report Post »wbedding
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:42amthis is Cold War Communist brinksmanship. the Russian nation IS returning to it’s Communist roots under Putin. Medvedev is a puppet and front man. we will be reliving the Cold War within 10 years MAX! and this No Talent Clown we have in the White House is wanting to dismantle all our safeguards. tell me, Mr. “President” – have you ever tried negotiating looking at the open end of an AK-47? they will use YOUR weakness to gain the upper hand, and we will spend the next 3 generations fighting a war we already won thanks to YOU and the liberals/Democrats/Marxists you love. thanks for nothing.
Report Post »IAMNOTKNOWING
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:49amMy neighbor who is ex-Navy & Army tells me that N.O.R.A.D. is closed.
Say again?!
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:35amIAMNOTKNOWING
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:49am
My neighbor who is ex-Navy & Army tells me that N.O.R.A.D. is closed.
Say again?!
***************************
Well, according to this (if you can believe anything you read in the (uber liberal) Denver Post….
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1677862/posts
Then again, there is always a rebuttal.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10274268-52.html
I haven’t personally visited the facility, but I think if it were to happen, there would be a lot more local coverage about it. Then again, I could be wrong. Maybe I’ll take a drive down there just to confirm.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:53pmNo, Norad is NOT closed.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:42amWith Obama’s record of being the “Wussy in Chief”, those folks are once again seeing how much they can get away with. Those of us that remember Ronald Reagan know that he wouldn’t have stood for this and the Ruskies know that too.
Obama with all his crap about establishing dialog has made the world a more dangerous place, not a safer one. That is the basis of why, since WWI, it has been in our National interest to stand up to imperialist, aggressive foes of democracy.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:58amThe only dialogue are the apologies and lies coming from NoBama’s front sphinkter (sic). Rome burns, NoBama golfs.
NoBama 2012
Report Post »atrain
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:40amThey may be old, but they are a threat. Our B-52′s are old, but they pack a hefty punch.
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:44amatrain
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:40am
They may be old, but they are a threat. Our B-52′s are old, but they pack a hefty punch.
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Yes, when they are allowed to. O‘Mulligan doesn’t want to hurt anyone with our big bad Buffs.
The use of Predators is fine but good ol’ fashioned carpet bombing leaves nothing to chance. The MOAB does wonders to terrain also. Must see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQdeAeOEg4
Delivery platform: C-130 ( yes, it’s not suitable considering the situation in Iraq/Afghanistan but it’s nice to dream. The logistics are prohibitive)
Report Post »Romanticpoet
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:39amThe Russians want you to think these are antiques. From the outside they look like it, but INSIDE what does it look like? These bombers were designed to carry large payloads.
Putin is testing the waters of Russian intimidation tactics. He wants to be the “top dog” of Russia again because he thinks Obama is weak.
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:56amYou can only do so much with rust prevention…The US began such a program for our war planes and you simply can’t get it all. At some point it costs more to repair and replace than make new.
And with everyone saying take down DoD (Budget Reduction)…it will get only worse…fewer flight time hours blah blah blah. You should see some of the dilapidated homes on the bases. Yeah, we are right there with the Rooskies.
Now what you have to worry about is what they are doing in their skunk works program…We had our turn at skunk works and it was a good thang…costly but good for the USA. Pretty sure Russia is keeping up with same or similar effort.
They showed us their right hand but we don’t have a clue as to what their left hand is doing…the the Russians know Obama is taking apart the US on regulation at a time, one EO at a time.
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:56amIt really doesn’t matter how sophistacated these old hunk-a-junks are – they can carry nuclear weapons with a range of 1,800 miles… all they have to do is limp into range and fire. I’m sure they are testing thier range of resistence to see what targets they can strike in Europe if need be. These planes would not get close on a follow up mission oonce hostilities had already started, but with a nuke, all you need is a well placed first strike anyway.
Report Post »Whirled Peas
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:51amRogue
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:56am
It really doesn’t matter how sophistacated these old hunk-a-junks are – they can carry nuclear weapons with a range of 1,800 miles… all they have to do is limp into range and fire. I’m sure they are testing thier range of resistence to see what targets they can strike in Europe if need be. These planes would not get close on a follow up mission oonce hostilities had already started, but with a nuke, all you need is a well placed first strike anyway.
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You don‘t actually believe Putin gives a rat’s ass if the Bear Bomber crews make it back do you? As long as their payload is delivered, that’s all that matters. They crews will receive posthumous “Hero of the Soviet Union” (although the ‘union’ is a has-been) medal and grieving families will have to sell them for a cup of coffee (or shot of vodka).
Attention2Detail
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:38amI watched the video and kept waiting for target lock and the missile trail. OK, I didn’t really expect them to shoot it down, but they could have at least locked on. There‘s no feeling quite like knowing that you’re one button push away from death. They need to give the Russians something to think about.
Report Post »jueta
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:37amRussia is just one “taking advantage of a crisis” away from being as Red of Redder than China. Pooty Poot is looking to be the ruler and has for along time. They can not be trusted. What does this President do? He makes nice and gives away our capability to defend ourselves and others against them. Can you imagine how Georgia feels after Russia’s attempt to invade them just to see if anyone would defend Georgia. I repeat they can not be trusted. When it came to getting rid of our missile defense I would have said you first!
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:36amOf course they are encroaching onto European airspace. What will the Europeans do about it in the long-run? What will the illegal Kenyan president do about it? Perhaps the black Caucus will send Maxine Waters to Europe to shake her fist at Russia and ask why blacks are not in any high positions there. Maybe the Kenyan and his wife will cancel a vacation they had planned to go on in Moscow. Maybe NATO will free up two planes from bombing Libya to go and back up the Dutch. Whatever happens, obama said he has a plan to deal with Russian encroachment and he will reveal it as soon as he comes back off of perpetual vacation.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:41amThey’re testing the waters, just like the Mexican troops who “strayed” into American territory, after having to go through check points to do it.
Report Post »wbedding
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:43amwould love to see her tell them to go to hell…lol
Report Post »MONICNE
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:51amLorrieanne 1 2 — Maybe they are looking for “haoles,” dear – why not look that word up for us. Mahalo!
Report Post »TX_45_ACP
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 11:44amNah, they’re just looking to see what they can get away with.
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:35amThe Europeans couldn’t do anything about it anyway. The planes that intercepted the bombers were probably the only ones that were fit enough to fly. Europe is in a dilapidated mess. Their military is nothing more than a union rest home. Russia probably did this just to poke them in the eye.
Report Post »jnobfan
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:39amEurope can’t even bomb Libya – the Russians have no fear of them at all.
Report Post »NSDQ
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:34amWell now That We Dismantled Our Missile Defenses There, They Dont Really Have Much To Worry About Do They.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:32amGlad we have B.O. as our secret weapon!
Report Post »DeHo
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:32amTime for a final warning. Flying over airspace is a hostile act and an act of war. They should be shot down next time.
Report Post »felix
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:30amthey were just flying around in a couple of antiques
Report Post »Eff the Poor
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:43amI’m amazed that they have two of these still flying!
Report Post »jilsoft
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:30amProp planes.. guess they still are in Cold War mode— the very beginning of it!. Tail guns?? One Top Gun could take out a dozen in 2 minutes!
Report Post »Attention2Detail
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:44amRead between the lines. The fact that they still have these means that they have not scrapped old planes like we have. Make no mistake, they have modern equipment. These are just planes they can afford to lose in the unlikely event that any Euopean country grows a set and takes them out.
Report Post »Comanche Joe
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:08amDo you use Titliest Pro v1x golf balls on the practice range. Probably not because they are very expensive and easily damaged. The Russians are practicing and probing NATO airspace. Probably collecting data on detection times, response times, response procedures, etc… Why would the Russians use top shelf bombers for these exercises, when there is a chance, though remote, that the planes could be lost or damage? It serves no purpose to risk advanced front line bombers on what is basically the practice range.
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 10:20ambetween those prop-job bombers and that “Ski-jump” chinese aircraft carrier I have to laugh!!
Report Post »JimmyP
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:18pmJilsoft, would that be before or after they launched nuclear weapons? Whether these are antiques or the most modern bomber known man, they can do serious damage before a shot can be fired in defense. Let’s pray we keep our guard up!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 9:28amDoes Korean Air Flt 007 ring a bell?? Of course, with our Kitty-cat in chief , the only thing that might happen is a errant golf ball killing a squirrel .
I support God's Israel!
Posted on August 25, 2011 at 12:54pmHe will then blame that on G.W..
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