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| Su-30 fighter escorted US reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea |
| 2021-12-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [RIA Novosti] Russian fighters have escorted American reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea , the National Defense Control Center said. So, on December 3, airspace control facilities detected targets over neutral waters approaching the state border of Russia . To prevent violations, a Su-27 and an Su-30 were sortied. "The crews of the Russian fighters identified the aerial targets as the US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and the US Army's Artemis CL-600 reconnaissance and targeting aircraft," the department added. They emphasized that after the turn of foreign military aircraft from the border, both SUs safely returned to the airfield. The flights of the Russian fighters took place in accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace. Violations of the state border were not allowed, the National Center for Defense Management emphasized. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pointed out the activation of NATO countries near the Russian borders at the end of November. He stressed that in such conditions, Moscow is forced to maintain the combat readiness of its nuclear forces and build up the potential of its non-nuclear deterrent forces. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 Covert? Balderdash! Their transponder was certainly beeping in flight. |
| Posted by: magpie 2021-12-04 12:18 |
| #2 Certainly NOT a covert recon mission. Look at that trailing plume. Kinda a 'Hey, look at ME!' statement. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-12-04 10:00 |