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2007-10-11 Europe

Norway: Cold War shivers re-emerge: Armed Blinders off the coast.

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Posted by mrp 2007-10-11 07:38|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The Blinder was always one of my favorites. What a good-looking aircraft.

Now it's emerged that at least one of the Russian aircraft was equipped with a cruise missile.

So...what did they expect a BOMBER to be carrying? WTF?

Posted by gromky 2007-10-11 12:10|| 2007-10-11 12:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, I (not Aftenposten) called it a Blinder, but it's more likely an armed Backfire. The Tu-22 designation has a long, "deceptive" history.

Posted by mrp 2007-10-11 18:17|| 2007-10-11 18:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Norway's military has felt it necessary to dispatch fighter jets 29 times so far this year

More than training, I'd say.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-11 18:43|| 2007-10-11 18:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Roughly three times a month? Sounds like a hobby.

Posted by SteveS 2007-10-11 22:04|| 2007-10-11 22:04|| Front Page Top

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