Russian bombers penetrated U.S. airspace at least 16 times in past 10 days

[Forever_frost]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/7/russian-bombers-penetrated-us-airspace-least-16-ti/

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon - - Thursday, August 7, 2014

Russian strategic nuclear bombers conducted at least 16 incursions into northwestern U.S. air defense identification zones over the past 10 days, an unusually sharp increase in aerial penetrations, according to U.S. defense officials.

The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 Russian Bear H bombers prompted the scrambling of U.S. jet fighters on several occasions, and come amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine. Also, during one bomber incursion near Alaska, a Russian intelligence-gathering jet was detected along with the bombers.

[Forever_frost]

And to be fair, the rebuttal from NORAD

NORAD: Rumor of Russian bombers in Alaska airspace isn't quite what it seems
Sean Doogan
August 7, 2014

Much has been made of reports that Russian military aircraft have penetrated U.S. airspace 16 times over the last 10 days. But the so-called incursions aren't actually a violation of any treaty, national border or military agreement, according to federal defense officials.

Russian military aircraft training in the Northwest Pacific Ocean near Alaska have caused North American Air Defense officials to scramble fighter jets to check them out recently. But the aircraft have not penetrated U.S. airspace, according to John Cornelio, NORAD's deputy director of public affairs.

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The growing confusion about whether the standoff in Ukraine (which has resulted in severe financial restrictions on Russia from the U.S. and a retaliatory ban on all U.S. food products from Russia) has led to Russian military incursions into U.S. airspace may be a result of terminology.

According to NORAD, the Russian aircraft were operating over international waters but inside the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, an area usually extending about 200 miles from the Alaska coastline. (The zone is much smaller in areas like the Bering Strait where another nation's border is less than 200 miles away.) All aircraft entering the zone are required to submit flight plans to local air traffic control towers. Any plane spotted in the area that does not identify itself, does not have a working transponder or has not filed a flight plan is visually identified by U.S. and Canadian military aircraft.

"Over the past week, NORAD has visually identified Russian aircraft operating in and around the U.S. air defense identification zones," said Maj. Jennifer Lovett, director of public affairs for the Alaskan Command.

"While there has been a spike in activity, we assess that these flights are in keeping with the mission of routine training and exercises, and it's important to note that these Russian aircraft remained in international air space at all times," Lovett said.

Lovett would not go into detail about the numbers or types of Russian aircraft contacted inside the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or how close they got to U.S. airspace, defined as an area 12 nautical miles from the coastline. Lovett would also not comment on what happens when a NORAD military aircraft scrambles to identify an unknown plane inside the identification zone.

But NORAD was firm in its statement that the Russians have not violated American airspace.

"There have been absolutely no incursions into U.S. airspace. Zero. No violations of U.S. sovereign airspace," Cornelio said.

http://www.adn.com/article/20140807/norad-rumor-russian-bombers-alaska-airspace-isnt-quite-what-it-seems

[03mustangdude]

Early stages of red dawn.

[svauto-erotic855]

Don't worry Frost. This is not a threat to national security. It is something personal between Putin and obama; it appears that obama doesn't mind being penetrated by Putin and Putin really likes doing it.

[03mustangdude]

^^ made me spit out my redbull lol

[dee]

don't worry frost. This is not a threat to national security. It is something personal between putin and obama; it appears that obama doesn't mind being penetrated by putin and putin really likes doing it.

lmao

[Forever_frost]

Don't worry Frost. This is not a threat to national security. It is something personal between Putin and obama; it appears that obama doesn't mind being penetrated by Putin and Putin really likes doing it.

Oh, well then. I will take Red Dawn out of the dvd player and put in Dirty Dancing.

[LANTIRN]

Oh, well then. I will take Red Dawn out of the dvd player and put in Dirty Dancing.

Brokeback Mountain would be more appropriate.

[Forever_frost]

Brokeback Mountain would be more appropriate.

I was thinking of movies people would have actually seen.

[svauto-erotic855]

Brokeback Mountain would be more appropriate.

A new movie could be made about Putin and obama. The opening scene would be of a shirtless Putin riding up on a horse to the home of his little boy toy bondage slut (obama) where obama is nervously waiting for him while wearing full submissive BDS&M gear. I am not creative enough to go any farther with this script without making myself a little bit ill.

[Unicorn Jeff]

Fucking LOOOOOOOOOL!!!!

[Captain Crawfish]

All is well Obama has control! Putin better be careful or more Sanctions could be drawn up.

[Craizie]

I hear Obama sent Putin a very strongly worded email.

[91CoupeMike]

Called it!

[46Tbird]

[i]The numerous flight encounters by Tu-95 Russian Bear H bombers

The Tu-95 could easily be shot down by an F-86, a plane that was operational 60 years ago.